Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Darpa:U.S. Geek Shortage Is National Security Risk:soliciting proposals for initiatives that would attract teens to careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)| Wired.com
In response to yesterday's Chicago Tribune article,
Illinois teen employment at new low: Decline puts jobless youths at risk of falling further behind economically for years to come, says new report
I am calling my friend, Professor Bill Massey, Princeton who founded the international Conference for African-American Researchers in the Mathematical Science (CAARMS) when he gets back from his travels to propose they work with my shop, BAC Partners and Tutor Mentor Connections (TMC) to put together a proposal to DARPA to increase minority students interest in science, technology, engineering and mathmatics. "The agency doesn’t offer specifics on what kinds of activities might boost computing’s appeal to teens, but they want programs to include career days, mentoring, lab tours and counseling." CAARMS has research and teaching expertise,relationships in the corporate, university and government communities; TMC has youth education policy expertise and access to 200 afterschool tutoring and mentoring programs, in Chicago area,especially in disadvantaged communities; and I am an experienced grants writer and advocate. If you have some ideas, expertise or others you think might be interested in working on this please have them contact me. Thanks
Link: http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2010/01/darpa-us-geek-shortage-is-a-national-security-risk/ (sent via Shareaholic) Video: Obama's baffles with economic stunt: James K. Galbraith, economist and professor at the University of Texas, talks with Rachel Maddow about the pitfalls of a federal spending freeze
Link: http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/obama-s-baffles-with-economic-stunt/6xro1cv (sent via Shareaholic)
Illinois teen employment rate at new low - chicagotribune.com
Experts say youths who spend substantial time away from school and work run a greater risk of being jobless, poor or incarcerated by their early and mid-20s. The city's alternative schools, the Chicago Urban League and other advocates are calling for the allocation of $1.5 billion in federal stimulus money for youth-employment and re-enrollment programs nationally.
Link: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-0126-youth-20100125,0,4666651.story (sent via Shareaholic) Bill Clinton's Revenge - WSJ.com- When Clinton got himself too far out in front he'd respond by scurrying back to the center and appropriating his opponents' most appealing messages
You see it in the return of words such as "pivot" and "triangulate," all evocative of a Clinton-like shift, in the pre-State of the Union commentary. Even those urging Mr. Obama to come out swinging rather than compromise are forced into a Clinton comparison. Thus the headline over Democratic strategist Robert Shrum's story in the magazine The Week last Friday: "Is this Clinton's Third Term?"
Link: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703808904575025620428520574.html (sent via Shareaholic)
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