Why Curiosity matters
Adam Steltzner doesn't sound much like an ordinary engineer.
Space Exploration
Sep 24, 2012
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Page 11 - News tagged with educational system
Latest entry in tablet wars is 'kid safe'
As the tablet wars heat up, Toys R US on Monday announced it was launching its rival to the market-leading iPad, with "kid safe" content.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 10, 2012
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Romanian PM may have copied his PhD: Nature journal (Update)
The science journal Nature reported claims on Monday that Romania's Prime Minister Victor Ponta had plagiarised large parts of his 2003 PhD thesis which he denied, hinting at a political plot against him.
Other
Jun 18, 2012
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Digital revolution bypassing UK education
Teaching and learning in the 21st century needs to be 'turbo-charged' by educational technology rather than using technologies designed for other purposes, according to a new report developed by the Technology-Enhanced Learning ...
Social Sciences
Jun 18, 2012
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Many lower-skilled men find employment precarious
(PhysOrg.com) -- The U.S. unemployment rate of about 8 percent masks a far greater problem: the precarious situation of working-age men with modest education and few job skills, new analysis from the La Follette School of ...
Economics & Business
Apr 4, 2012
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Green 'Oakley Cluster' to double OSC computing power
Researchers using Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) resources can now conduct even more innovative academic and industrial research by accessing Ohio's newest energy-efficient, GPU-accelerated supercomputer system.
Hardware
Mar 19, 2012
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Family and peer relationships essential to Mexican-American college students' success
Hispanics are enrolling in the higher education system at a greater rate than ever, yet they are less likely than their non-Hispanic peers to enter college or earn degrees, according to the Pew Hispanic Center. A new study ...
Social Sciences
Feb 27, 2012
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Don't know much about charter schools
Some two decades into the grand national experiment with charter schools, how much do we really know about them? Not all that much. And not nearly as much as we easily could, say researchers from the University of California, ...
Social Sciences
Jan 12, 2012
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University of Nevada, Reno, professor publishes study on public education finance systems
Although education is the largest share of state and local government budgets, very little comprehensive information has been available on all 50 states related to state financing policies and programs for public elementary ...
Social Sciences
Nov 4, 2011
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FCC unveils rules for rural broadband fund
Federal regulators have unveiled a plan for overhauling the $8 billion fund that subsidizes phone service in rural areas and for the poor. It redirects the money toward broadband expansion.
Telecom
Oct 27, 2011
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