"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." – Nelson Mandela.

From Forbes.com: "Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president, Nobel Prize winner and anti-Apartheid icon passed away on Thursday at his home in Johannesburg at the age of 95. History will remember him as one of the greatest men who ever lived – an incredibly selfless man who made so much of a sacrifice to re-write the history of generations of South Africans and the world."

Read 19 of his most inspirational quotes. His wisdom inspired millions and we feel they’ll be beneficial to you—as leaders, as family members and as people who change lives with education.

 

The Career Educators Alliance (CEA) will be holding two-day workshops in five different cities throughout 2014:

 

•Kansas City, Mo (January 27-28)

•Atlanta, GA (February 24-25)

•Denver, CO (March 17-18)

•Philadelphia, PA (April 14-15)

•Chicago, IL (May 19-20)

 

These sessions will inspire you to be the best teacher you can be, while offering tips on engaging students, teaching to a new generation and overcoming obstacles with your staff and students. The cost to attend is $149/person. For more information on these CEA Regional Events, click here.

 

The Spring event committee has been working on exciting agenda for the upcoming Spring Operations Conference, May 2-5 in Phoenix, AZ. Included in the educational sessions, Spring will offer a variety of one-on-one opportunities for you and your staff to meet with an expert in different fields (like marketing, website development, admissions, financial aid, etc.). This year’s convention will also include an extensive financial aid track. Registration has not yet opened, but the latest information can be found at www.beautyschools.org. 

 

After CND’s generous donation of $184,000 to Beauty Changes Lives foundation, BCL is now able to offer nail scholarships to prospective students at AACS member schools. Entrants will be required to fill out an online application, along with an essay or video entry. The scholarship competition is set to launch early next month. For the latest information regarding this and other BCL scholarships, visit www.beautychangeslives.org.  

 

Are you tweeting on weekends? Twitter engagement for brands is 17 percent higher on Friday, Saturday and Sunday compared to the rest of the week. Are you using all 140 characters on your tweets? Studies show 120 to 130 characters is what gets you the most click-through rates. These are just a couple tips from Fast Company, who took a look at Twitter stats to help you reach more followers. Read all 10 tips here.