Key points: Half of educators and administrators struggle to access necessary student data, with 86 percent noting that data gaps limit their ability to support academic success and attendance, according to a SchoolStatus survey. The majority of respondents (90 percent) believe school-family communication is important for achieving student success, but many struggle with issues like … Read more
Key points: When considering industries such as finance or healthcare, the potential for sensitive data to fall into the wrong hands is a common concern. These sectors are prime targets for cybercriminals due to the financial and personal information they store. But there is another critical area often overlooked in these discussions: education. Our educational … Read more
Dr. John Harnisher, who heads the education practice at DataKind, joins host Mike Palmer in a discussion about how data science can drive social impact in education. With a relationship spanning over a decade, they engage in a conversation reflecting on John’s journey in the field of learning. John provides an insider’s perspective on DataKind’s … Read more
Investing.com– U.S. stocks experienced a slight decline on Wednesday, largely due to a disappointing growth update. However, the losses were mitigated by a surge in Alphabet, the parent company of Google, following strong quarterly earnings. At 09:35 ET (13:35 GMT), the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 32 points, or 0.1%, the S&P 500 index dropped … Read more
Investing.com – European stock markets saw a slight decline on Wednesday as investors analyzed more quarterly earnings results and awaited regional growth data as well as the UK budget. At 04:15 ET (08:15 GMT), the DAX in Germany traded 0.4% lower, the CAC 40 in France fell 0.8%, and the FTSE 100 in the U.K. … Read more
Autumn is a season that is familiar to everyone. Whether you live in the Pacific Northwest surrounded by redwoods or in the sunny southern states, the cooler air, shorter days, and yellow school buses are all part of our shared experience of fall. Students are back in the swing of things, and teachers and school … Read more
Data is now everywhere in our lives, informing our decisions about which new show to watch, what path to take or whether to grab an umbrella. But it’s practically absent from the way our kids learn. Our approach to teaching data science and data literacy has hardly evolved since I started my teaching career in … Read more
With the new funding from Plural, Oriole Networks plans to accelerate the development of its photonic networking technology and bring it to market within the next two years. The goal is to revolutionize the way AI supercomputing clusters are built and operated, making them faster, more energy-efficient, and more scalable than ever before. As the … Read more
Customers are shopping at the new Costco store in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China on May 28, 2024. The National Bureau of Statistics reported better-than-expected retail sales and industrial production for September in China. Retail sales grew by 3.2% from a year ago, surpassing analysts’ expectations of 2.5% growth. This growth rate was higher than the … Read more
Most Asian currencies remained stable on Friday as the dollar held steady at more than two-month highs due to strong economic data, which reinforced expectations of smaller interest rate cuts. Regional markets were largely unaffected by Chinese gross domestic product data showing expected growth in the third quarter. The yuan slightly strengthened after the data … Read more