http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZjRJeWfVtY
Making the Dream Reality: A report by ACT outlining the alarming number of American high school students unprepared for college. The article also discusses the need for a shift in education.
http://www.act.org/research/policymakers/pdf/MakingtheDreamReality.pdf
Recent High School Grads Regret Class Selections: Read what graduates of the class of 2010 say about how they prepared for college.
http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/high-school-notes/2011/08/30/recent-high-school-grads-regret-class-selections
Dropping out: Is College Worth the Cost?: A 60 minutes report on the usefulness of college for all students and the options available after high school.
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7409142n
The Commonwealth Commitment: Career and College Ready: A flyer providing information regarding what it means to be career and college ready based on the KY State Standards
http://cpe.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/A5C00B20-BDE8-46C5-8BB8-A752C2B46E45/0/CCRQA.pdf
High School Teens Win Gaming Scholarships: What is the future of e-gaming? Could this be the next professional sport league?
http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/local/union/2016/01/19/four-ryle-seniors-win-gaming-scholarships/78996410/
Computer Science Classes in High School: Why do too few students take them?
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865595020/Computer-science-classes-in-high-school-why-too-few-kids-take-them.html?pg=1
25 College Majors with the Highest Unemployment Rate: The link lists the worst 25 majors and leaves further links about jobless college graduates.
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/25-college-majors-with-the-highest-unemployment-rates/
Lack of coding skills: With the emergence of smartphones and a totally digital society, are there enough people capable of handling the tech needed for these careers?
http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240225794/Lack-of-coding-skills-may-lead-to-severe-shortage-of-ICT-pros-in-Europe-by-2020-warns-ECDisplay Traffic Signals Inside Cars: In an attempt to create the self-driving car, developers at Virginia Tech Transportation Institute are exploring with the concept of removing all physical traffic signs, and putting them inside vehicles.
http://www.vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2014/08/080414-vtti-roadsignsincarstudy.html
New Number Systems?: What would it be like if we abandoned the base-10 number system and adopted base-12? Is it possible? Is there any advantage? http://io9.com/5977095/why-we-should-switch-to-a-base-12-counting-system?commerce_insets_disclosure=off&utm_expid=66866090-48.Ej9760cOTJCPS_Bq4mjoww.1&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F
Learn more about Clara Shih: The article here is a Q&A with Clara about her book, her company, and her accomplishments.
The video below is a brief description, from Clara, about her company Hearsay Social.
