Graphic – “Low-income students with above-average scores on eighth grade tests have a college graduation rate of 26 percent lower than more affluent students with worse test scores. Thirty years ago, there was a 31 percentage point difference in the share of affluent and poor students who earned a college degree. Now the gap is 45 points. The gap has also grown in college entrance rates and spending per child on tutors, sports, music and other enrichment activities.” Related Article
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Symantec report – Trojan.Stabuniq Found on Financial Institution Servers
Fred Gutierrez: “Almost a year ago we added detection for a low prevalence Trojan found on servers belonging to financial institutions, including banking firms and credit unions. The Trojan also compromised home computer users and computers at security firms. For easier identification and tracking we recently renamed this threat to Trojan.Stabuniq. Approximately half of unique… Continue Reading
Interoperability Case Study: Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
“Electronic data interchange (EDI) provides an excellent context for examining how interoperability at the technological and data level can also produce profound effects at a higher, institutional level. Originally conceived as a means for speeding up the delivery of invoices and purchase orders by sending them electronically, EDI resulted in significant shifts with regard to… Continue Reading
How to Engage Young People: Lessons from Lowell, MA
How to Engage Young People: Lessons from Lowell, MA. December 17, 2012 Sopheap Linda C. Sou, Darcie DeAngelo, Masada Jones, and Monica Veth “A youth organizations success depends on young peoples participation within the local community. Many of the issues facing young people today reflect a poor engagement with community politics, cultural identity formation, and… Continue Reading
EU Government expenditure by sub-sector of general government, 2011 data
“EU-27 central government expenditure decreases from 18.8 % of GDP in 2010 to 17.9 % in 2011. In 2011 in the European Union, total expenditure at general government level made up 49.1% of GDP. Central government accounted for 36.4% of general government total expenditure (TE) or 17.9% of GDP, when transfers to other subsectors of… Continue Reading
