education

TLDR A study that examines the education and health of a country's citizens has ranked the United States 27th in the world. The study, conducted by the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington, attempts to measure "human capital": a metric that describes...

:patrice: I'm on the road to success :blessed:

:feedme: I'm on track to graduate magna cum laude with my B.B.A in marketing from a reputable state school, then I'm going to either Booth, Wharton or Goizueta for my MBA. The perks of having educated family members who donate back that can write letters of recommendation for you :ahh: If my...

:russ: Those comments However, might be an opportunity to feast on those that make the grade :shaq: 75% look like crap tho. :francis:

I'm looking to make that leap from desktop support/analsyt/tech position and i wanted to know from someone who works in cyber security what it will take for someone with a background like mine to make it into this field. Degree? Programming? or knowledge of, and whats the best program to learn...

I know a young guy who is a pretty good guy and a hard worker. Granted he only works lower end service jobs like fast food but he goes to work, works all the hours he can, and has a positive attitude. He also stays away from the wrong crowd, drugs, etc. This may not sound like much but if you...

SCOTT GORDON HAD just arrived in his job as provost of Eastern Washington University when an alumnus approached him at a meet-and-greet in the Skyline Ballroom of Spokane’s Hotel RL. The event was new, too. Called the Eagle Summit after the public university’s athletics mascot, it was meant to...

What's good everyone, I wanted to see if anyone was familiar with any high school programs that students of color could get involved with in high school? I heard of the NSBE SEEK program and Upward Bound, but not familiar with many others.

Yes, they really do exist outside of entertainers :whoo: . Love how down to Earth the Browns are - I guess because they are newer money. In the U.S. today, the average African-American household owns just 6 cents for every $1 of wealth held by the typical white household, and blacks make up...

MacArthur grant recipient Nikole Hannah-Jones talks about the institutional and individual choices that continue to keep America separate and unequal The work of the acclaimed New York Times journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones lays bare the institutional and individual decisions that continue to...

http://thekojonnamdishow.org/audio/#/shows/2017-09-14/does-a-high-school-diploma-have-value-in-our-local-economy/110354/@00:00 Good listen and can apply to different areas in the US. Basically they are bringing back trade and specialized skills. Reminds me of the educational system in...

It's a complaint that we've all heard. American education has been "dumbed down." That exact phrase is so common, you should be able to buy a Big Mac at it. I have two questions about this: 1. Is this actually true? At what point in US history was education noticeably superior? Our...

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I was looking through a site for some academic scholarship foundation for african americans and all of the recipients were girls... i did not see one boy.... why do you think black girls are receiving more academic scholarships than black boys?

Education nominee Betsy DeVos wins Senate confirmation vote - BBC News "The US Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump's controversial nominee for education secretary, Betsy DeVos, by the slenderest possible margin. US Vice-President Mike Pence cast the tie-breaking vote to secure her...

To my coli 1 percenters: if you're gettin 6 figures or more, what is your career or what do you do to generate income? whats your education level? How many certs do you got outside of a diploma? If u close to 6 figures but not quite there, whats your next move to get over the hill? Speak on it...

The challenge of fake news is well articulated in this quote from Abraham Lincoln. More and more, individuals get their news on societal issues via social media platforms and without the vetting process that previously characterised leading news outlets. This shift was made clear when a study...

No black academics have worked in senior management in any British university for the last three years, according to employment records. Figures published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency record no black academics in the elite staff category of “managers, directors and senior...

Any brehs who are teachers or in school to become teachers?