News tagged with highly educated

Smartphones bridge US digital divide

Smartphones are bridging a US digital divide as minorities tap into the Internet using mobile devices, according to a Pew study released on Friday.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Teens in US sending more texts than ever: study

Teenagers in the United States are texting more than ever before, and they're more likely as well to have a smartphone in their hands, according to a survey released Monday.

Technology / Telecom

created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Indiana launches new ultra-high-speed network

Indiana is the first state to launch a high-speed 100-gigabits-per-second (Gbps) network link dedicated to research and education. The new network, named Monon100, is 10 times faster than the current network link. With it, ...

Technology / Telecom

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

China's economic stability depends on more education, economist says

(PhysOrg.com) -- As the world holds a collective breath waiting to see whether China’s white-hot economy blazes ahead or fizzles, Stanford economist Scott Rozelle is talking up a plan to protect the country’s ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

What employers look for of those re-entering the workforce

Finding a job in today's economy is difficult in the best of circumstances, but many women are facing an even bigger challenge: returning to the workforce after a long absence. Researchers recently looked at the characteristics ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study: Entrepreneurship rankings are very flawed

High school students searching for information on the best undergraduate programs in entrepreneurship would do well to ignore published rankings, according to a paper in the fall issue of the Journal of Entrepreneurship Education ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Researchers find early savings accounts help low-income kids reach college

Anyone who has saved for a college education, whether for a child or for themselves, can attest it's not easy to put money away. A team of researchers from the University of Kansas and colleagues have shown that when savings ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New study findings reveal US high school science standards in genetics are 'inadequate'

A new study by the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG), the country's leading genetics scientific society, found that more than 85 percent of states have genetics standards that are inadequate for preparing America's ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3

A college degree is critical to economic opportunity

As millions of students prepare to return to college, a new study by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce confirms that the value of college degrees is increasing. Experts from Georgetown and Lumina ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 09, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (10) | comments 17

Exploring science through underwater robotics

Across the country this summer, middle and high school students are making a splash by discovering science and engineering while building programmable robots to accomplish underwater missions. "WaterBotics," an innovative ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Jul 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Value of test-driven education questioned by UB researcher

Research by Jaekyung Lee, PhD, professor of counseling, school and educational psychology at the University at Buffalo, is helping to expose failures in America's controversial test-driven educational policies.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cancer death rate gap widens based on education

(AP) -- The gap in cancer death rates between college graduates and those who only went to high school is widening, the American Cancer Society reported Friday.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Current test-based incentive programs have not consistently raised

Despite being used for several decades, test-based incentives have not consistently generated positive effects on student achievement, says a new report from the National Research Council. The report examines evidence on ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A 'genius' and his robots

It was lunch hour and hundreds of Dos Pueblos High School students surged onto the bleachers at the school's outdoor Greek Theater. The crowd was cheering, the music was thumping and a student-built robot named Penguinbot ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

iPads take a place next to crayons in kindergarten

Kindergarten classes are supplementing crayons, finger paints and flashcards with iPads, a development that excites supporters but that detractors worry is wasted on pupils too young to appreciate the expense.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Apr 13, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 6