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Book Review: The Coming Jobs War by James Clifton
The Coming Jobs War begins with the USA having won the 1970-2000 jobs war by leading in new internet technologies, superior business models, and export know-how. Winning future jobs wars can preserve the current 25% U.S. share of the global economy. Author James Clifton believes that this growth can be sustained by tapping the resources of large cities, huge universities, and the community connections possessed by local leaders.
The Squeeze on Zs: Parkway Students Fatigued by Early Start Times
When Zack Becker fell asleep near the end of his third hour algebra and trigonometry class, it took the teacher and other students five minutes to wake him up.
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First results from 2011 Census of Population - population and dwelling counts OTTAWA Statistics Canada begins to paint a statistical portrait of the nation this month with the release of the first data from the 2011 Census of Population covering population and dwelling counts.
Fall of Communism changed mathematics in US: New study
The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1992 brought an influx of Soviet mathematicians to U.S. institutions, and those scholars' differing areas of specialization have changed the way math is studied and taught in this country, according to new research by University of Notre Dame Economist Kirk Doran and a colleague from Harvard.
With budget cuts making it more difficult to obtain materials for the classroom, some are going to the Internet for help.
Shmoop Adds AP Statistics Prep Guide
Statisticians are responsible for tracking professional baseball players on-base percentages, analyzing the nets and grosses from feature films, and measuring the marketability of video games from region to region.
Gender wage gap decreased faster than previously thought
Washington, Feb 7: The gap in wages between men and women has reduced sharply over the past 30 years, and that decline was even greater than previous estimates, a new study has revealed.
India growth 'to fall below 7%'
India's economic growth is likely to dip below 7% for the 2011-12 financial year, new government statistics show.
Reassessment of alcohol's death toll fuels call for higher liquor tax
Canada should consider higher liquor taxes, a lower blood-alcohol limit and other measures to curb drinking, a group of University of Toronto researchers is urging after calculating a new and larger estimate of alcohol's annual death toll.
School Closures Slow Spread of pH1N1
Using high-quality data about the incidence of influenza infections in Alberta during the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic the researchers show that when schools closed for the summer, the transmission of infection from person to person was sharply reduced.
Mathematics experiencing 'identity crisis'
A peak body representing Australia's mathematical community is calling for the appointment of a national adviser to help revive the subject in schools and universities.
The State of our Union's 21st Century Workforce
In his State of the Union address, President Obama laid out an ambitious goal to train 2 million workers with the necessary skills to land a job.
Techno Algebra and Video Book Reports Teach in a Brand New Way
A showcase of middle school students work took place on Wednesday, a day that had been declared National Digital Learning Day for hundreds of schools around the country.
Linear Algebra and Its Applications
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A Child Dies of Hunger Every Six Seconds
About 30 children die every 3 minutes from impoverishment. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations , a total of 6 million children, who are less than 5 years old, suffer from malnutrition worldwide.
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Sudoku puzzles are published in thousands of daily newspapers around the world as partially completed grids, each of which is designed to have a unique solution.
Mathematicians' views on delicate matters: local quivers
Mathematicians, as a group, are unafraid to confront almost any question - even questions about delicate, local matters.
That Inward Eye: Mill and Wordsworth
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud by William Wordsworth I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o'er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
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