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Possibilities still open to the boomerang generation
According to research done by the Pew Research Center, among all classified 'Boomerang Generation' members, 40 percent end up back at home with their parents; a rate that is higher than any other previous generation according to recent census data.
New research has proved that prime numbers don't just disappear as numbers get larger - instead, there is an infinite number of prime numbers separated by a distance of at most 70 million.
Teaching the core - and social competence
School is nothing if not an intensely social experience, which is why teacher Michelle Flores posed this question to 24 third graders at Aspire Capitol Heights Academy: "When someone makes a mistake, what do we say?" "That's cool," the third graders responded in unison.
D&E honors Khan with teaching award
Dr. Nadeem Khan, Davis & Elkins College professor of economics and finance, was honored during the college's annual Academic Awards and Recognition Convocation ceremony with the 2013 Lois Latham Award for Teaching Excellence.
Student loan debt: Student Bill of Rights in California would help...
From left, San Jose State University students Benjamin Lee, Brian Ha and Evan Kashi work on their class homework in the EE98 Introduction to Circuits class taught by Professor Khosrow Ghadiri, at San Jose State University in San Jose, Calif.
MOOCs aren't the only kind of online course stirring debate on college campuses
On the heels of faculty backlashes to massive open online courses, three universities have pulled out of an online learning program with education company 2U.
Sjsu Slis Ciri: New Post - Mooc Meets Learning 2.0
I have a new post up at the Center for Information Research and Innovation blog at the San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science: Although educators and scholars are debating the advantages and downsides of MOOCs, with many asserting that MOOCs have the potential to provide new insight regarding online learning, research ... (more)
Walnut Creek Businessman & Martinez Resident Seeks to be Candidate in Iranian Presidential Election
In a seemingly quixotic quest, an East Bay businessman who is a dual Iranian and U.S. citizen has thrown his hat into the ring to be Iran's next president.
He is also the station's News and Program Director. A 35+ year veteran of Bay Area radio and television, George has deep ties to the local community.
Harvard-for-Free Meets Resistance as U.S. Professors See Threat
Professors across the U.S. are criticizing a rush to offer free online college courses, challenging a movement designed to spread knowledge and reduce higher-education costs.
Cupertino: English teacher honored for excellence
Monta Vista High School English teacher Mikki McMillion recently received the Excellence in Education award at the 11th annual Goldin Foundation Educators Forum hosted by the Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District.
First proof that infinitely many prime numbers come in pairs
It's a result only a mathematician could love. Researchers hoping to get '2' as the answer for a long-sought proof involving pairs of prime numbers are celebrating the fact that a mathematician has wrestled the value down from infinity to 70 million.
Burning of Skeptical Climate Book a Reminder of Nazi Book Burning
San Jose State University faculty recently decided the best way to address scientific criticisms of alarmist global warming theory was to burn the books containing such criticisms .
Heartland re-asserts connection between Education and Capitalism
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Open Source Model Assigns Credit Scores to 260 California Cities
A municipal credit research group has published credit scores for 260 California cities calculated with an open source credit model.
$40,000 scholarship turns S.J. teen's dream into reality
When her name was announced and she realized all her hard work had earned her a life-altering reward, Devon Pollard briefly appeared to go numb.
Community Lecture: Luis J. Rodriguez
Arturo HilarioEl ObservadorAt a theater room in an engineering building at San Jose State University a large drum rang through the walls at the commencement of a community lecture by author Luis J. Rodriguez.
No Discipline for Professor Who Admitted Crossing the Line
San Jose State University did not discipline an instructor who admitted to crossing the line with a female student in his office A San Jose State student says she was sexually assaulted in her professor's office.
Several members of the San Lorenzo Valley High School community will be recognized Saturday, May 11, for their leadership and support efforts for the campus' Gay-Straight Alliance at the 16th annual Queer Youth Leadership Awards at Pajaro Valley High School in Watsonville.
Document: San Jose State U.'s Faculty Association Responds to MOOC Backlash
The union representing professors at San Jose State University wrote the following statement expressing concerns about recent efforts by the university's president, Mohammad H. Qayoumi, to work with commercial MOOC providers.