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Education
How Do We Break the Pattern of Poor Teaching for Poor Children?
Teaching that encourages creativity and critical thinking is increasingly reserved for affluent children.
Business
Five Lessons From The World's 10 Biggest Employers
If jobs are the big economic problem, the ten organizations that create the most of them must have something to tell us.
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What If the Whole World Could Vote?
http://www.economist.com/vote2008/ A friend of mine told me about this neat map from the Economist (I know, I was surprised too). Basically, it...
Education
Shakira Calls for Education Fund
Writing in The Economist's "World in 2010" issue, pop star Shakira pleads with the world's leaders to establish a "Global Fund for Education" in...
Technology
U.S. Universities Still Attracting Science-Minded Chinese and Indian Students
A lot has been made about the fact that the U.S. is lagging behind the world's two most populous countries, China and India, in training the next...
