Save The Date! Research Data Symposium: February 27 2013
Friends! We, along with Columbia University Libraries/Information Services, Columbia’s Institute for Data Sciences and Engineering, and Elsevier are pleased to announce the Research Data Symposium, an...
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4 surprising lessons about education from data collected around the world
Andreas Schleicher: Use data to build better schools In today’s talk, given at TEDGlobal 2012, Andreas Schleicher introduces us to a test that measures school systems and student achievement in...
View ArticleAP English, U.S. History Biggest Draw, Outpacing STEM, Data Show – Curriculum...
In the Advanced Placement popularity contest, English and U.S. history continue to reign supreme, new data from the College Board show, far outpacing participation in math and science subjects. That...
View ArticleTransforming Raw Scientific Data Into Sculpture and Song | Collage of Arts...
In 2000, Nathalie Miebach was studying both astronomy and basket weaving at the Harvard Extension School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She was constantly lugging her shears and clamps with her into the...
View ArticleKayak Data Analysis Brings Budget Travel Tips, Not God-Like Mantra
When to buy- Kayak found the least expensive airfares to be within 21 to 35 days of departure. That adds some validity to the buying strategy held by many travelers to hold out and wait for a last...
View ArticleYale ISP Conference on Data Journalism – March 9, Yale Law School |...
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View ArticleUS News rankings change with better jobs data; which law schools are now...
Neither is John Marshall Law School, Southwestern Law School, the University of Toledo College of Law and Willamette University College of Law, the National Law Journal reports. They have fallen out of...
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Study: Millennials More Comfortable Sharing Personal Data For Targeted Ads &...
A recent survey conducted by the USC Annenberg Center for Digital Future and Bovitz Inc., revealed “Millennials” (those 18-35) have a different attitude than Internet users 35 years and older when it...
View ArticleParents Grill Department of Education Over Private Student Data Cloud
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View Article20 more law schools to be sued for misleading jobs data
Last month, a group of recent law school graduates sued a dozen law schools for misleading students about job opportunities. Yesterday, the group’s lawyers followed through on their promise to target...
View ArticleEducation Department Releases Latest College Cost Data to Help Families Make...
Today, the U.S. Department of Education updated its College Affordability and Transparency Lists as part of the Administration’s ongoing effort to increase transparency around the cost of college. The...
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SDP Uses Untapped Data to Make True Impact | Harvard Graduate School of...
Despite billions of federal and local dollars being spent to build longitudinal data systems, Professor Thomas Kane, faculty director of CEPR, knew that underutilized data held key answers to...
View ArticleDaily Update: Obama faces the press, new survey data on Hispanic voters
President Obama meets the press before his vacation as his administration agrees with Republicans about prayers at public meetings. Friday, August 9, 2013 3. A new Gallup poll confirms that Hispanics...
View ArticleOxford University data shows private school A-level pupils’ advantage
Students from private schools retain a significant edge in gaining admissions to Oxford University over state school pupils even when they go on to achieve the same A-level results, new figures reveal...
View ArticleData: Private School Enrollment by Race and by Grade: The SF K Files
For families looking at private schools, here are two sources with detailed information on enrollment by race and by grade. Private School Universe Survey: Enrollment by Race and Ethnicity This survey,...
View ArticleTeam-Building, Data Science and the Business Plan: Dogfish Accelerator’s New...
Robert Mockler of Go Infect Films Filmmaker: Your script Like Me taps into the trend of exploring the nefarious aspects of social networking and Internet celebrity. Where did the idea for the film...
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New data available for higher education LMS market
Despite much talk about the demise of the LMS market, the end is nowhere in sight. Unlike many of the newer learning platform concepts (e.g. MOOCs, free platforms, unbundled learning platforms), the...
View ArticleTrends in Doctoral Admissions Data from the Annual Business School...
Doctoral education is a hot topic at business schools these days. Between the economic downturn and recovery, ongoing demand for highly skilled workers, and the continuing need for schools to find...
View ArticleTeaching Twentieth Century Art History with Gender and Data Visualizations
Nancy Ross, Dixie State University Abstract In this article, the author draws on her experience teaching an undergraduate art history course using student-built interactive data visualizations to...
View ArticleLegal Education Section considers doing random audits of law school jobs data
Law schools would be subject to random audits of their graduate employment data under a draft proposal presented Friday to the governing council of the ABA Section of Legal Education and Admissions to...
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