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Will Robotic Dragons Be the Next Generation’€™s Teachers? Northeastern, MIT & Harvard Find Out
How many times have you fallen asleep in a lecture hall, tired of hearing your professor drone on and on about literature, statistics or ethics? Imagine learning from a plush dragon, instead. Yes, you heard us correctly. Researchers from Northeastern University, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are examining how social robots can […]
WTTW
High School Dropout Rates
Chicago is home to the third largest public school district in the country, and it’s a system that’s plagued by a high dropout rate. A new study has taken a closer look at the individual and societal costs of dropping out. Andrew Sum, professor of Economics and director of the Center for Labor Market Studies […]
Poll: Economic pessimism deepens, and more blame Obama
Americans’ pessimism about the economy and its future is deepening, a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll finds, and they are increasingly willing to hold President Obama responsible for hard times.
Bounced Checks From America’s Bank of Opportunity
As our nation pauses to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with the dedication of a new memorial on the anniversary of the historic 1963 March on Washington, most will focus on only part of the story. When many Americans think of the historic March, they think of Dr. King standing on the steps of […]
UK riots: ‘We don’t want no trouble. We just want a job’
Alex is standing outside the “peace wall” in Peckham, a woodchip board covering the broken window of Rye Lane’s Poundland, which is full of messages of community solidarity. His explanation for why he was at the riots is rather less civil minded.
Florida Courier
MLK would push new Poor People’€™s Campaign
For nearly 50 years, the powerful words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’€™s “I Have a Dream” have been quoted all over the world. But too few people know or remember the central metaphor that made up the first half of Dr. King’s speech: the bounced check America had written to its Black and poor […]
U.S. News & World Report
Use Summer to Boost Scholarship Applications for Fall
Summer break is officially here for most American students: time off from early mornings, hitting the books, and taking tests. In years past, many teens looked to the summer months as a time to increase the hours they worked at their part-time jobs or take on summer gigs, such as babysitting, lifeguarding, and festival work. […]
U.S. News & World Report
Networks Dominated By Rule of the Few
It’s like a Hollywood political thriller come true: a handful of people lurking in the shadows, controlling the minds of millions. New research reveals that it’s possible for a few individuals to enslave an entire network, even if they aren’t highly connected themselves.
Science News
Networks dominated by rule of the few
It’s like a Hollywood political thriller come true: a handful of people lurking in the shadows, controlling the minds of millions. New research reveals that it’€™s possible for a few individuals to enslave an entire network, even if they aren’t highly connected themselves.
MetroWest Daily News
Experts say housing costs, schools key to job creation in Massachusetts
A commission charged with finding ways of creating new jobs was warned the state’s job creation will continue to lag unless Massachusetts improves the quality of its public schools and lowers the cost of housing.