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The Lowell Sun
Six ways to make the Mass. economy roar
A Northeastern University study and state and federal labor statistics reveal a huge labor surplus; and that workforce is the most innovative, flexible, hardworking and educated in the world.But a thin tissue of little-known rules, laws and taxes that forbid project-based problem-solving, and suppress hiring, startups and self-employment in many fields creates a barrier between […]
No need for irrational fears of student loans
The next generation of college students has heard the message loud and clear about the perils of taking on too much student loan debt – so much so that many are unwilling to go into debt at all in order to attend college. The drawback to this wariness is that for those who do not […]
US pledges nearly $1b for Green Line extension
In a commitment letter released Tuesday, the FTA estimated the total Green Line extension project would cost just under $2.3 billion. After the federal government’s contribution of $996 million of competitive “New Start” grant funds, the remainder of the funding will come from the state. Stephanie Pollack, the associate director of The Dukakis Center for […]
In short-term unemployment news, good and bad news
The good news is that fewer people are out of work and that more companies are hiring. The bad news is that there appears to be little room for improvement in these areas. The relationship between job vacancies and unemployment is known as the Beveridge Curve. The curve is a visual way to distinguish cyclical […]
International Business Times
Will Michael Brown’s family sue Darren Wilson? Why a civil suit faces hurdles
If the Brown family did win a civil suit, the monetary damages awarded likely would be a sum Wilson would be unable to satisfy. The average Ferguson police officer makes $66,000 a year. In contrast, O.J. Simpson, the Hall of Fame football player who was found not guilty in a criminal case of killing his […]
A diminished role for school committees
Twenty years ago the Massachusetts Education Reform Act (MERA) restructured K-12 public education. Among the many changes – Chapter 70 funding, charter schools, learning standards, curriculum frameworks, and more – was a redesign of the school committee-superintendent relationship. From a reform perspective, school committees would no longer meddle in the management of district affairs. Adopting […]
Northeastern students will get an education in ‘Esquire’ with new digital storytelling initiative
Graduate students in Northeastern University’s Media Innovation program are about to get an education in Esquire. The program announced Monday a partnership with Esquire magazine, designed to foster the next generation of digital storytellers. “There are so many opportunities to use new forms of expression to tell the important stories of our time,” said Esquire […]
U.S. News University
Survey finds ‘Generation Z’ students want to be their own bosses
Generation Z teenagers, who were born in the mid-1990s, are more interested in do-it-yourself careers and schooling than traditional structures, according to a new survey from Northeastern University. Conducted online and over the phone in October with more than 1,000 teenagers between the ages of 16 and 19, the survey found that 63% of the […]
For these Millennials, gender norms have gone out of style
Gender-bending millennials such as David aren’t exactly the norm, though, according to Suzanna Walters, director of the Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program at Northeastern University. She says most millennials don’t push gender boundaries. “It’s a real minority. And it gets played up in the media more than everyday life. The vast majority of people […]
‘Lockdown’ vs. ‘silent safety drill’: The school security language debate
With these precautions has come a new vocabulary. “Active shooter,” for instance, in its modern sense of a gunman on a killing spree, began as police terminology after Columbine, according to Northeastern University criminologist James Alan Fox, but schools picked it up around the mid-2000s. “Lockdown,” he said, made the jump from prison lingo into […]
Tampa Bay Times
Fact-checking claims about women
Feminist icon Gloria Steinem said more women have been killed by their husbands or boyfriends since Sept. 11 than “all the Americans who were killed by 9/11 or in Afghanistan and Iraq.” You can argue about the significance of such a comparison, but on the numbers, she is accurate. James A. Fox, a Northeastern University […]
Cause and effect: The high cost of high school dropouts
The financial ramifications of dropping out of high school hurt more than the individual. It’s estimated that half of all Americans on public assistance are dropouts. If all of the dropouts from the class of 2011 had earned diplomas, the nation would benefit from an estimated $154 billion in income over their working lifetimes. Potentially […]