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History and Development of Blackstone’s Paralegal Studies

Blackstone Career Institute owns the original curriculum for legal training. The vision of a thorough but simple reference series-one that would make law accessible to laymen-led to the foundation of the Blackstone Institute in 1890. The series was Modern American Law, and its authors were among the most respected of district judges, law professors, state supreme court justices, and members of the Board of Law Examiners. Special contributors included such distinguished men as: Henry Parker Willis, secretary of the Federal Reserve Board Joseph E. Davies, chairman of the Federal Trade Commission George Sutherland, Utah state senator William H. Taft, former President of the United States The first edition of the books was published in complete form in 1916, four years after the work was started. The response was tremendous. Experts instantly recognized the splendid editorial work and the manner in which the books filled a long-felt need. Court after court added the...

Department Awards Grants to Six States to Help Enhance Career and Technical Education Programs

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a total of $750,000 in grants to six states to help strengthen and enhance career and technical education (CTE) programs. Indiana, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Nebraska, Florida, and Hawaii have received grants to support partnerships that will create new CTE programs, or adopt existing ones, that will align secondary and postsecondary education courses needed to prepare students for further education and employment. The grants range from $115,000 to $130,000, and will help the states improve their ability to offer rigorous CTE programs of study. More...