AUSTIN, Texas American Campus Communities, Inc. (NYSE: ACC), the nation's largest owner, manager and developer of high-quality student housing properties, announced today that its board of directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.3375 per share of common stock, payable on August 29, 2008, to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 15, 2008.

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SAN FRANCISCO The following releases focuses on the topic Back to School II

RESTON, Va. Learning Tree International (NASDAQ NM:LTRE) has added a new course to its Project Management curriculum entitled, Preparing for the Program Management Professional (PgMP) Exam. The 4-day course is led by an expert instructor who guides participants through a series of workshops and simulated exams designed to build their skills and enhance their reference toolkit for the purpose of exam preparedness.

MIAMI Iris Escarra, an attorney with international law firm Greenberg Traurig, has been board certified in city, county and local government law by The Florida Bar. Escarra is a member of the environmental practice in the firm's Miami office.

AZUSA, Calif. Rain Bird(R), the leading manufacturer and provider of irrigation products and services, announced today that it has partnered with Arizona State University's (ASU's) Global Institute of Sustainability to discuss sustainability and global water-scarcity issues at the upcoming Intelligent Use of Water Summit IX. Scheduled for September 3, 2008 at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, the two-hour environmentally focused symposium will provide insight and perspective on the future of global water-management programs, policies, initiatives, trends, and strategies.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. HealthStream, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSTM), a leading provider of research and learning solutions for the healthcare industry, today announced that Robert A. Frist, Jr., chairman and chief executive officer, will present at the Fourth Annual Noble Financial Equity Conference at 11:30 a.m. Pacific time (2:30 p.m. Eastern time) on Monday, August 18, 2008 at the Loews Lake Las Vegas Resort, Nevada.

MIAMI Sumner Hutcheson, III, has been named vice president for institutional advancement of Florida Memorial University, it was recently announced by University President Dr. Karl S. Wright.

SEATTLE Techalt, Inc. (Pink Sheets:TCLT) ("Techalt" or "Company") reports that its licensed sports product, SRO, is used by many Major League Baseball teams on tough skin wounds. Currently 26 teams are using SRO with players supporting the use of the product - Derek Lowe, Chad Billingsley, Hong Chi Kuo, Trevor Hoffman, Eric Gagne and many others. Stan Johnston, SRO's developer, was an athletic trainer for the Los Angeles Dodgers for 23 years, and now through SRO contributes to the health and well-being of athletes around the world.

DES MOINES, Iowa The Principal Financial Group(R) welcomes women across every walk of life - from business owners to professionals to stay-at-home mothers - to join the free 60-minute program, "Plan Your Future - Make Money, Not Excuses," hosted by Jean Chatzky on Aug. 26 at 12 p.m. (CT).

PITTSBURGH The average college student spends almost $900 per year on textbooks, about 20% of tuition and fees at a four year public institution, and student spending on textbooks is growing at almost four times the rate of inflation, according to U.S. PIRG, the federation of state Public Interest Research Groups.

LEXINGTON, Mass. Makana Solutions Inc., the only provider of self-service on-demand solutions for sales compensation, today announced a best-practice webinar on sales compensation planning. The Thursday, August 21, 2008, webinar is offered free of charge, but space is limited, so advanced registration is required.

NORWALK, Conn. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) today issued a revised Exposure Draft (ED) of a proposed Statement of Financial Accounting Standards, Earnings per Share-- an amendment of FASB Statement No. 128. The proposed Statement seeks to improve financial reporting by clarifying and simplifying the method of calculating earnings per share (EPS), while promoting the international convergence of accounting standards by eliminating major differences that currently exist between FASB Statement

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Acxiom(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ACXM) today announced Career Education Corporation (CEC) (NASDAQ:CECO) has extended its contract with the company for fully managed information technology services and solutions for an additional five years.

BURLINGTON, Vt. Wee Generation - a collaboration of environmental visionaries including Seventh Generation and Healthy Child Healthy World - announced today the winners of their Green Baby Nursery Makeover Sweepstakes: Cynthia and Keith Norris, of Raynham, Mass. A video featuring green baby nursery tips and many others can be found at: www.weegeneration.com/green-nursery-tips.

MINNEAPOLIS It takes a community to prevent bullying of children. The Third Annual National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week, Oct 5-11, 2008 encourages communities nationwide to work together to increase awareness of the prevalence and impact of bullying on all children.

THIEF RIVER FALLS, Minn. When Digi-Key Corporation introduced its exclusive PTM Online ... On Demand(R) product training modules in June 2006, it was with the promise that its modest collection of 15 training modules was only the beginning of what was to come.

JERSEY CITY, N.J. & WASHINGTON & BOSTON In an effort to help reduce racial, ethnic and gender disparities in healthcare, leading professional organizations and academic medical institutions have joined forces in a unique collaborative alliance with the goal of creating a comprehensive educational initiative that aims to improve the quality of care and outcomes for traditionally underserved minority populations.

BOULDER, Colo. More than 18 million college students will head back to school this fall and nearly every one of them owns a personal computer. Unfortunately, many of these students will learn a number of hard lessons: Data loss and hackers, like midterms, are inescapable. Human error, software corruption, malware infections or theft, will be just a few of the reasons that many students will lose valuable data in the coming semester and underscore the need to protect both computers and content.

MINNEAPOLIS In celebration of Back-To-School, Christopher & Banks is pleased to announce their first Teacher Wardrobing Event for educators across the country. The private event offers teachers exclusive discounts, prizes and opportunities to socialize with friends and colleagues. The event will be held at all Christopher & Banks and C.J. Banks store locations on August 21, 2008.