In the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, a wide variety of groups – from students to lawmakers – have been searching for ways to make U.S. schools and communities safer and prevent further shootings. One of the best ways to make schools safer is to use threat assessments – a tool developed […] … learn more→
Threat assessments crucial to prevent school shootings
Time to end bias against academia’s female entrepreneurs
University spin-off companies play a key role in taking innovation into the wider market and they also contribute to economic growth. However, the participation of women scientists and engineers in the development and formation of university spin-offs is limited. This was clearly demonstrated in a study by Elsevier last year on gender in research across […] … learn more→
Some officials want to ban school suspensions – here’s how that could backfire
When it comes to school discipline, the fact that low-income and minority students are more likely to get suspended than students who are white or more well off is nothing new. In an effort to turn things around, some education policymakers are beginning to take a critical look at the use of school suspensions. A recent example is this […] … learn more→
How to run a blog for 8 years and not go insane
In June I will have been blogging for 8 years, which is a pretty decent run for an original content blog that aims to put out useful, high quality material 48 weeks a year. One of the key success factors in blogging is trust. If you publish roughly the same sort of post, at regular […] … learn more→
5 ways crowdfunding is improving society
It’s hard to believe that crowdfunding is such a recent phenomenon. While the first crowdfunding campaign was more than 20 years ago, in 1997, it didn’t become mainstream until around 2009, when revenue was around $530 million. Sites like Kickstarter, GoFundMe, and Indigogo now make it easy to run a crowdfunding campaign, whether it’s for […] … learn more→
3 tips to come up with more effective social media images for a business
Most businesses nowadays use images heavily on social media, due to how effective it can be. Because of that fact however it is also a lot more competitive, and you will need to up your game if you want your social media images to capture the attention of viewers and fulfill their goals. While it […] … learn more→
Anti-white campus bias getting worse
It’s fascinating watching the progression into the dark days ahead. In Nazi Germany, it didn’t start out with mass arrests and deportments for concentration camps…first tiny minorities were targeted, then larger and larger groups until all that remained outside of the camps was the terrified majority, individuals of whom could not speak out lest there […] … learn more→
Why you need to read product reviews before buying them
Online shopping in America is a multi-billion-dollar business, and whether you choose to by products that are shipped from inside the USA or from other countries, caution is always necessary. There are countless stories about people getting excited about a product they bought online only to receive an item that was completely different from the […] … learn more→
Should you write the truth in an essay about your University?
It may happen that you`ll be obliged to express your opinion on the university in the form of an essay. You will face a dilemma: should you actually write the truth? Ooh, that`s a tricky question. On the one hand, you know for sure that it`s the era of freedom of speech and democracy we […] … learn more→
Just competing in March Madness is a fundraising win for the schools
The NCAA men’s basketball championship, better known as March Madness, raises big bucks even if the players aren’t paid. In 2018, CBS is paying the National Collegiate Athletic Association more than US$800 million for the rights to televise the spectacle, and the NCAA will reap another $129 million from ticket sales. What about the colleges and universities that populate the […] … learn more→