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“The U.S. Census Bureau reported that in fall 2012, more than 50 million U.S. adults, or one in four, had obtained a professional certification, license or educational certificate apart from a postsecondary degree awarded by colleges and universities. This is the Census Bureau’s first-ever report on this topic. Among the adults included in the report, 12 …
Learning about social learning in MOOCs: From statistical analysis to generative model. Christopher G. Brinton, Mung Chiang, Shaili Jain, Henry Lam, Zhenming Liu, Felix Ming Fai Wong (Submitted on 8 Dec 2013 (v1), last revised 19 Dec 2013 (this version, v2)). [The authors are researchers from the EDGE Lab at Princeton University, together with collaborators at Boston University and Microsoft Corporation] “We study user behavior …
Youth Perspectives on Tech in Schools: From Mobile Devices to Restrictions and Monitoring, Published January 15, 2014 “This research brief is a contribution by the Youth and Media team at the Berkman Center to its Student Privacy Initiative, which seeks to explore the opportunities and challenges that may arise as educational institutions adopt cloud computing technologies. …
DNA may be our only salvation from the relentless decay of data – BY ROGER HIGHFIELD, LONDON DAILY TELEGRAPH JANUARY 8, 2014 “Are we sliding into a dark age of information? True, there are some three thousand billion billion bytes of recorded digital information on the planet, and the figure is rapidly rising. However, most of this will be …
CRS – Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources, by Topic – Rita Tehan, Information Research Specialist, January 9, 2014 “This report provides references to analytical reports on cybersecurity from CRS, other government agencies, trade associations, and interest groups. The reports and related websites are grouped under the following cybersecurity topics: policy overview National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) …
Technology Transfers for Climate Change. May Elsayyad – Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance; Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich – Munich Graduate School of Economics (MGSE); Florian Morath – Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance, December 30, 2013, CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4521. “This paper considers investments in cost-reducing technology in the context of contributions to climate …
The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Pushes Back from the Brink “reveals this national crisis through the eyes of women. In an era when women have solidified their position as half of the U.S. workforce and a whopping two-thirds of the primary or co-breadwinners in American families, the reality is that a third of all American …
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Editor’s Desk, Labor force participation projected to fall for people under age 55 and rise for older age groups “The labor force participation rate increased in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s and reached an all-time high during the 1997–2000 period. The rate declined during and after the …
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Editor’s Desk, Health care and social assistance expected to add 5.0 million jobs, 2012 to 2022 “BLS projects that total employment in the United States will reach 161.0 million in 2022, up 15.6 million from the 2012 level of 145.4 million. The 2012 employment level was 3.1 …
David A. Bergeron | December 18, 2013: “At a recent convening of the Alliance of States, Complete College America, a national nonprofit dedicated to growing the pool of American college graduates, advocated for the adoption of five of what it calls “game-changer” strategies that could dramatically increase the number of students who successfully complete college. Well-reasoned and artfully explained, one is left …
Are Recent College Graduates Finding Good Jobs? – Jaison R. Abel, Richard Deitz, and Yaquin Su – New York Fed “According to numerous accounts, the Great Recession has left many recent college graduates struggling to find jobs that utilize their education. However, a look at the data on the employment outcomes for recent graduates over the past two decades suggests that …
Graphic – 50 Years of Poverty, by ALICIA PARLAPIANO: “While government programs have kept millions of people, especially the elderly, from falling into poverty, rates remain high for many groups of Americans, including children, blacks and Hispanics.” Related Article » “To many Americans, the war on poverty declared 50 years ago by President Lyndon B. Johnson has …
