Once again this past few weeks, the ongoing education debate in the United States occupied the headlines, bylines and cable news scrolls. NBC launched its second annual “Education Nation Summit,” billed as a way “to engage the country in a solutions — focused conversation about the state of education in America.” Meanwhile, President Obama, approaching [...]
Last week started off with the eighth Republican primary debate of the year, on Monday night. According to my own count, there were 15 questions (and answers) on tax reform, 2 on energy and jobs, one heated back-and-forth on health care, 12 questions and responses on immigration, 5 on the home-mortgage crisis, 3 on the [...]
After the host announced that student debt in the U.S. topped $1 trillion, columnist Nicholas Kristof told CNN this morning that “Tertiary education in the U.S. is broken.” Sal Khan explained how the old formula — get a degree, get a good job, have a good life — is breaking down. More people are attempting [...]
At a recent dinner date with French friends, mostly young graduates, the discussion centered on the tough process of entering today’s competitive workforce. My dinner companions all shared one thing in particular: a rather bleak outlook on their future, and little sense of control over the outcomes of this strenuous job search process. It was [...]
With black unemployment reaching historic levels, banks laying off tens of thousands and law school graduates waiting tables, why aren’t more African-Americans looking toward science, technology, engineering and math – the still-hiring careers known as STEM? The answer turns out to be a complex equation of self-doubt, stereotypes, discouragement and economics – and sometimes just [...]
Summer is coming to an end and that means students across the country are prepping for the trek back to school. Pencils, notebooks, and binders are the basic necessities for any pupil, but students shouldn’t forget to gear-up with this year’s latest tech as well. From note-taking apps and noise-canceling headphones to soda-powered alarm clocks [...]
Apple has updated its MacBook Pro offering on the Apple Store, reports This Is My Next, after 9to5Mac earlier leaked details of the notebook product line-up refresh. Join the forum discussion on this post
Planes travelling at five times the speed of sound and passenger aircraft flying in formation could come to pass in the last part of this century, according to a report. In an idea called “a sort of Ark Royal for the skies”, a system could deliver individual plane passengers at or near their front door. [...]
SAN FRANCISCO – In the end, Steve Jobs left the world to his own devices. As macabre as it might seem, Jobs’ death Wednesday will only add to the Apple mystique — and profit. The iPhone, iPad, iPod and Mac will, no doubt, get a sales boost as consumers pay the ultimate tribute to one [...]
The ancient mystery of a bright exploding star has been solved by Nasa scientists. Nearly 2,000 years ago, in A.D. 185, Chinese astronomers spotted a “guest star” which appeared suddenly and remained in the night sky for 8 months. Now infrared observations by Nasa’s Spitzer Space Telescope and Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) show that [...]
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