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Jews Should Lead The Battle Against Technological Illiteracy

Posted 04.30.2012

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By Liel Leibovitz Tablet Magazine Next month, more than 1.5 million American college students will graduate with bachelor degrees. Nearly all of t...

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America's Best Jobs

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 04.13.2012

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In today's market, landing the best jobs takes having the right skill set. It's having an aptitude for math, science and healthcare that's most lik...

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Why (and How) I'm Finally Learning to Code

Raymond Schillinger | Posted 05.28.2012

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Raymond Schillinger

Few moments are more dispiriting than staring blankly at an eyeball-searing, monochrome terminal window, attempting to divine where I could have possibly erred amid lines and lines of disparate characters.

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Are 50-Somethings Poised To Take Over The Airwaves?

Second Act | Posted 12.26.2011

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Heard of "nakations"? You might have if you listen to the 2BoomerBabes Radio Hour hosted by Kathy Bernard and Barbara Kline (left). Their guest one...

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The Programming Olympics

David Thielen | Posted 11.21.2011

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David Thielen

It's 10:00 am on the first Saturday of school at University of Colorado. No projects have been assigned yet. No significant homework. So why do we have 24 C.S. students in the Computer Science Engineering Lab?

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Partnerships That Work in Celebrating Students

Pat Yongpradit | Posted 10.17.2011

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Academic achievements need to be celebrated as much as athletic achievements. It might be weird at first to hold a pep rally for a science fair, but that is exactly what Will.i.am has done.

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Why Johnny Can't Program

Douglas Rushkoff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Douglas Rushkoff

Ask any kid what Facebook is for and he'll tell you it's there to help him make friends. What else could he think? It's how he *does* make friends. He...

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Anonymous Democratic Strategist Claims White House Discouraged Fox News Appearances

LA Times | Peter Nicholas | Posted 05.25.2011

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At least one Democratic political strategist has gotten a blunt warning from the White House to never appear on Fox News Channel, an outlet that presi...

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