Category «Education»

Pew – Share of Affluent Students Who Borrow for College Doubles

The Changing Profile of Student Borrowers – Biggest Increase in Borrowing Has Been Among More Affluent Students, Richard Fry – October 9, 2014. “In 2012, a record share of the nation’s new college graduates (69%) had taken out student loans to finance their education, and the typical amount they had borrowed was more than twice that …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Financial System

EPIC Obtains New Documents About Lack of Student Privacy Enforcement

“EPIC has obtained new documents from the Department of Education detailing parent and student complaints about the misuse of education records. The Department released the documents in response to an EPIC Freedom of Information Act request. EPIC is expecting to receive more documents about the agency’s enforcement of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. …

Subjects: Education, Freedom of Information, Government Documents, Legal Research, Privacy

Training Students to Extract Value from Big Data

“As the availability of high-throughput data-collection technologies, such as information-sensing mobile devices, remote sensing, internet log records, and wireless sensor networks has grown, science, engineering, and business have rapidly transitioned from striving to develop information from scant data to a situation in which the challenge is now that the amount of information exceeds a human’s …

Subjects: Education, Internet, Knowledge Management

Teen Researchers Defend Media Multitasking – WSJ

WSJ.com – Doing Homework With Music, Texts, Tweets Works Better for Some “Some teens doing homework while listening to music and juggling tweets and texts may actually work better that way, according to an intriguing new study performed by two high-school seniors. The Portland, Ore., students were invited to the annual conference of the American Academy of …

Subjects: Blogs, Education, Internet, Knowledge Management

CRR’S New Financial Education Website

“Squared Away was created by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College and funded by a grant from the U.S. Social Security Administration, to provide clear and engaging financial guidance, without any spin or slant, based on the best academic research.” See also WSJ.com – What You Should Know About Social Security – What ‘Full Retirement …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Financial System, Government Documents

Common Core State Standards: Frequently Asked Questions

CRS Report – Common Core State Standards: Frequently Asked Questions. Rebecca R. Skinner, Specialist in Education Policy; Jody Feder, Legislative Attorney. September 15, 2014. “Over the last two decades, there has been interest in developing federal policies that focus on  student outcomes in elementary and secondary education. Perhaps most prominently, the enactment of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 …

Subjects: Congress, Education, Government Documents, Legislation

Report – 15 Economic Facts About Millenials

The Council of Economic Advisers, October 2014 “Millennials, the cohort of Americans born between 1980 and the mid-2000s, are the largest generation in the U.S., representing one-third of the total U.S. population in 2013. With the first cohort of Millennials only in their early thirties, most members of this generation are at the beginning of their careers …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Government Documents, Internet, Knowledge Management

Microsoft and Other Firms Pledge to Protect Student Data – NYT

NATASHA SINGER: “A week after California enacted a landmark law restricting the ways education technology companies can use the information they collect about elementary through high school students, a group of leading industry players is pledging to adopt similar data protections nationwide. The 14 companies include: Microsoft; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, the educational publishing house; Amplify, a developer …

Subjects: E-Commerce, Education, Privacy

Oral History Interviews – Association for Diplomatic Studies and Trainin

“The more than 1800 oral histories completed over the past quarter century stem from the contributions of many individuals who gladly provided their expertise and numerous insights regarding U.S. diplomatic history and several others who selflessly volunteered their time to help edit the interviews. If you would like to volunteer to be interviewed or help …

Subjects: Education, Government Documents, Knowledge Management

OECD Regional Outlook 2014 Regions and Cities: Where Policies and People Meet

“Living standards continue to diverge within many economically advanced countries as poorer regions struggle to catch up with richer ones. Half of the 34 OECD countries have seen the income gap between their best-off and worst-off regions widen since the 2008 crisis, according to new OECD research. The OECD Regional Outlook 2014 shows that in 10 OECD countries, …

Subjects: Economy, Education, Financial System, Government Documents

National Cyber Security Awareness Month 2014

DHS: “The Internet is part of everyone’s life, every day. We use the Internet at work, home, for enjoyment, and to connect with those close to us. However, being constantly connected brings increased risk of theft, fraud, and abuse. No country, industry, community, or individual is immune to cyber risks. As a nation, we face constant …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, Education, Government Documents, Internet, PC Security, Privacy