Why Zynga Is Unstoppable, and Why It Doesn’t Matter
Everyone making games right now knows about Zynga. In a couple of years they’ve grown to hundreds of millions in annual revenue, hundreds of millions of monthly active users and a billion dollar valuation. They’ve followed a consistent pattern of taking an idea, quickly developing a prototype of it, testing lots of new features and [...]
MIT and FIRST Ally To Encourage STEM Education Careers
In an effort to inspire K-12 students to pursue science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, as well as careers in the field, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has formed a strategic alliance with FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), a nonprofit dedicated to building interest in STEM-related education via innovative [...]
Indiana School Teachers Must Major in the Subject They Teach
“…the new rules require those who teach grades 5-12 to earn baccalaureate degrees in the subjects they teach. This creates a better balance in teacher preparatory programs between coursework on how to teach and subject-specific training on what they will teach. Dr. James Fraser, senior vice president for programs for the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship [...]
