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Backlash for Gates Foundation's Education Plans
On February 18th, 2014 with 63 comments
jcd writes: "The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the primary backer for...
Deal With the Brilliant Jerks You Work With
On February 28th, 2014 with 56 comments
AnonTechie writes "In business, intelligence is always a critical element in...
What Does it Mean to be a Hacker?
On March 2nd, 2014 with 16 comments
Anonymous Coward writes:"Every geek worth his hash and salt has heard about the...
Employment Applications and Your Personal Info
On March 2nd, 2014 with 31 comments
SuperCharlie writes:"I am in search of employment and ran across a bit of a...
Cowboy Engineers in the Software Industry
On March 2nd, 2014 with 42 comments
shabadoo writes:"Will software engineering always be a cowboy's game? Or is it...
SAT Test Gets Major Overhaul
On March 7th, 2014 with 22 comments
Papas Fritas writes:"Kimberly Hefling reports from AP that the SAT college...
Austin has highest "Salaries for Tech Workers"
On March 8th, 2014 with 29 comments
SN Member McGruber points us a study by TriNet that provides (buzzword alert!)...
Women Avoid STEM Degrees to Get Better Grades?
On March 12th, 2014 with 81 comments
GungnirSniper writes:"Catherine Rampell at The Washington Post has 'A message...
Bill Gates: Prepare to be Assimilated
On March 18th, 2014 with 96 comments
sl4shd0rk writes: "Bill Gates says everyone needs to prepare to be out of work...
Brutal Ageism of Silicon Valley Tech
On March 24th, 2014 with 16 comments
c0lo writes:"New Republic runs a story on what seems (to me) to be an...
Girl Scouts Get a Badge in Intellectual Property
On March 28th, 2014 with 25 comments
zocalo writes:Techdirt is reporting in a follow up to their 2006 story about...
Video Gaming has Little Effect On Academic Ability
On April 5th, 2014 with 16 comments
lhsi writes:A new open access study has been released that looks at whether...
Technology's Man Problem
On April 7th, 2014 with 162 comments
Ethanol-fueled writes:Written in a New York Times article and summarily...
Management Lessons From 'Game Of Thrones'
On April 8th, 2014 with 21 comments
Papas Fritas writes:Sunday's return of Season 4 of Game of Thrones reminds us...
Teacher Suspended for Science Fair Projects
On April 11th, 2014 with 58 comments
randmcnatt writes:According to a petition at change.org At first glance, Greg...
Preschoolers' Dot Enumeration Abilities Are Markers of Their Arithmetic Competence
On April 11th, 2014 with 9 comments
lhsi writes:Research into diagnostic markers of math competence in preschoolers...
Swedish City Trying 6-hour Workdays
On April 11th, 2014 with 39 comments
gewg_ writes:Center for American Progress reports: Hundreds of municipal...
US College Enrollment Drops
On April 15th, 2014 with 26 comments
c0lo writes:Bloomberg reports:Dozens of schools have seen drops of more than 10...
Tennessee Says Yes to Free Higher-Ed Tuition
On April 18th, 2014 with 18 comments
gewg_ writes:Alternet reports on eduction reform in Tennessee. The Tennessee...
The Fall of Hacker Groups
On April 18th, 2014 with 28 comments
Angry Jesus writes:The earlier, bigger part of hacking history often had...
Fewer College Students Use Tablets
On April 24th, 2014 with 21 comments
AnonTechie writes: Fewer college students use tablets; may be a sign that the...
Better Brain Recovery With More Education
On April 25th, 2014 with 4 comments
lhsi writes:The medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology has...
Wanted: 600,000 Skilled Manual Laborers
On April 25th, 2014 with 53 comments
kaszz writes: The 2011 Skills Gap Survey by the Manufacturing Institute shows...
US Outsources Teacher Recruiting to Microsoft
On April 28th, 2014 with 15 comments
kaszz writes:In 2011, the U.S. Department of Education delegated teacher...
English School Data Available to Private Firms
On April 29th, 2014 with 17 comments
lhsi writes:Wired reports on the opening to third parties of England's...
Selfish Play Increases In High-Stake Games
On April 29th, 2014 with 7 comments
lhsi writes:A look at personal performance and assisting teammates in a highly...
Adult Film Stars' Bank Accounts Closed
On May 2nd, 2014 with 40 comments
Angry Jesus writes:Techdirt reports on a national trend of banks canceling the...
Proof That Girls Are Better Students Than Boys
On May 2nd, 2014 with 72 comments
AnonTechie writes: Here's 100 Years of Proof That Girls Are Better Students...
Advice to Graduates: No Selfies
On May 3rd, 2014 with 14 comments
An anonymous coward writes: ABC News reports:Toss your cap. Turn your tassel....
Call for Mathematicians to Refuse NSA/GCHQ
On May 3rd, 2014 with 19 comments
kaszz writes:The NSA and GCHQ need mathematicians to function and are some of...
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