Education

Technology, Society, and a Smarter Planet

by Erik on October 12, 2009

in Education,history,Information,Technology

Over the past weekend, I was having lunch with a dear friend at a cafe in Hollywood, and we were joined by her non-profit business partner and another member of their US based team trying to accomplish a very awesome and noble feat, opening a school for an under served and poor town in rural [...]

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Say Hello to Underachieving

by Erik on July 5, 2009

in Economy,Education,Uncertainty,Unemployment

There may be reason for concern. Students who enter the job market during a recession can see their wages lag behind comparable students who graduated in better times for as long as 15 years, according to a recent study by Lisa B. Kahn, an economist at the Yale School of Management. [via NY Times]

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The Less Educated Take the Worst Hit

by Erik on June 10, 2009

in Education,Unemployment

The recession has led to steep job losses across the U.S. work force, but less-educated people have been hit particularly hard. The unemployment rate for workers over 25 years old who haven’t gone beyond high school rose to 10% in May, nearly doubling from 5.2% a year earlier, the government said Friday. Among workers who [...]

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