Category «Education»

Google releases latest report on diversity

Google news release: “Last month, we shared our long term strategy for improving diversity at Google and across the industry (http://goo.gl/0vQ5lX). We’re encouraged that this important issue is now being discussed openly – including at events and conferences like the recent Code Conference and our own Google I/O conference (http://goo.gl/Csw9Fr). But it’s fair to ask: …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Economy, Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Search Engines

Top Languages Spoken by English Language Learners Nationally and by State

Migration Policy Institute – Ariel G. Ruiz Soto, Sarah Hooker, and Jeanne Batalova. June 2015 “While the languages spoken by English Language Learner (ELL) students in the United States are very diverse, Spanish is the most common first or home language, spoken by 71 percent of ELL students. This fact sheet, drawing upon data from …

Subjects: Education

Per Pupil Spending Varies Heavily Across United States

“Per pupil spending for the nation was $10,700 during fiscal year 2013, a 0.9 percent increase from 2012, but varied heavily among states with a high of $19,818 in New York and a low of $6,555 in Utah. Today’s findings come from Public Education Finances: 2013, which provides figures on revenues, expenditures, debt and assets …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Government Documents

Stabilizing Wage Policy

Kurz, Mordecai, Stabilizing Wage Policy (May 27, 2015). Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2612175 “Summary: A rapid recovery from deflationary shocks that result in transition to the Zero Lower Bound (ZLB) requires that policy generate an inflationary counter-force. Monetary policy cannot achieve it and the lesson of the 2007-2015 Great Recession is that growing debt …

Subjects: Education, Financial System

Fixing Europe’s Youth Unemployment and Skills Mismatch

Floreani, Vincent Arthur, Fixing Europe’s Youth Unemployment and Skills Mismatch, Can Public Financial Support to SMEs Be Effective? The Case of the European Commission and European Investment Bank Joint Initiatives (April 1, 2014). Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2611374 ““We risk having a generation that hasn’t held a job. Personal dignity comes from working […] …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Government Documents

On the Road to ‘Pre-K for All’: The Launch of UPK in New York City

Crawford, Susan P. and Lader, Mary-Catherine and Smith, Maria, On the Road to ‘Pre-K for All’: The Launch of UPK in New York City (May 24, 2015). Berkman Center Research Publication No. 2015-9. Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2610694 Executive Summary “Over the spring and summer of 2014, New York City put in place a …

Subjects: Education, Government Documents, Knowledge Management

Women and Men of Harvard Law School: Preliminary Results from the HLS Career Study

Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession – Women and Men of Harvard Law School: Preliminary Results from the HLS Career Study, 2015 “Introduction – There is widespread consensus that the legal profession stands at an important inflection point. Traditional models of professional organization, practice, and education are under increasing pressure to adapt to …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Knowledge Management, Legal Research

Why Libraries Matter More Than Ever in the Age of Google

Why Libraries Matter More Than Ever in the Age of Google – A review of James Palfrey’s new book ‘BiblioTech,’ and the culturally critical role libraries play. By Amien Essif / AlterNet – May 11, 2015 “James Palfrey, in his new book BiblioTech: Why Libraries Matter More Than Ever in the Age of Google, gives some …

Subjects: Civil Liberties, Education, Internet, Knowledge Management, Libraries

Women’s Representation in Science Predicts National Gender-Science Stereotypes

Women’s Representation in Science Predicts National Gender-Science Stereotypes – David I. Miller and Alice H. Eagly – Northwestern University; Marcia C. Linn, University of California, Berkeley “In the past 40 years, the proportion of women in science courses and careers has dramatically increased in some nations but not in others. Our research investigated how national …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Health Care, Knowledge Management

Class of 2015 Might Have a Little Better Luck Finding a Good Job

Liberty Street Economics – NY Fed –Jaison R. Abel and Richard Deitz, May 15, 2015: “With the college graduation season well under way, a new crop of freshly minted graduates is entering the job market and many bright young minds are hoping to land a good first job. It’s no wonder if they are approaching …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Financial System, Government Documents

New GAO Reports – Afghanistan, Nutrition Assistance, Rural Housing, School Meals, Aviation Safety, Defense Contracting, Regulatory Guidance Process

Afghanistan: Embassy Construction Cost and Schedule Have Increased, and Further Facilities Planning Is Needed, GAO-15-410: Published: May 19, 2015. Publicly Released: May 19, 2015. Nutrition Assistance: Actions Needed to Address Potential Online Sales of Infant Formula, GAO-15-605T: Published: May 19, 2015. Publicly Released: May 19, 2015. Rural Housing Service: Progress on GAO Recommendations and Preliminary …

Subjects: Defense, Education, Food and Nutrition, Government Documents, Transportation

Beyond college rankings: A value-added approach to assessing two- and four-year schools

Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program, Jonathan Rothwell and Siddharth Kulkarni: “The choice of college is among the most important investment decisions individuals and families make, yet people know little about how institutions of higher learning compare along important dimensions of quality. This is especially true for colleges granting credentials of two years or less, which graduate …

Subjects: Economy, Education

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