There isn't generally a coloration between the price of oil and funding for education. At least not on the surface. But for students and educators in Alaska, a robust price for a barrel of oil means that education funding remains healthy in "The Last Frontier."

Businessman Moataz Al Khayyat recently announced that he is giving substantial financial support to the Emergency Student Fund of the Institute of International Education to award scholarships to 43 Syrian students enrolled in U.S.Universities

This new partnership establishes an Education Business Intelligence Service for sales professionals, which provides accurate and timely data on federal, state and private funding opportunities, along with additional sales tools and services.