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...Lowdown: There's a certain cruelty to a rise in education costs amid an economic slump: it makes the single most effective tool to help the underemployed and jobless out of their rut become all the more unreachable. Though the government and private donors have stepped in to ease the financial crunch, the runaway costs of higher education threaten to make it unaffordable, especially to those who stand to gain the most from it. As the College Board report makes clear, the real-world benefit of college is not simply academic: the unemployment rate for those with bachelor's degrees...
...same time, Statistics Canada, a government agency, reports that unemployment fell three-tenths of a percentage point to 8.4% in September, the first monthly decline since the beginning of the labor market slump a year ago. According to the report, 31,000 net new jobs were created last month...
What stunted Wikipedia's growth? And what does the slump tell us about the long-term viability of such strange and invaluable online experiments? Perhaps that the Web has limits after all, particularly when it comes to the phenomenon known as crowdsourcing. Wikipedians - the volunteers who run the site, especially the approximately 1,000 editors who wield the most power over what you see - have been in a self-reflective mood. Not only is Wikipedia slowing, but also new stats suggest that hard-core participants are a pretty homogeneous set - the opposite of the ecumenical wiki ideal. Women, for instance...
...referred to as “mayor for life,” came to power in 1993 and has since either run unopposed or dominated elections with a large majority of votes. He has maintained approval ratings in the low 70s over the past few years despite the economic slump and criticism of Boston’s public school system, according to surveys by the Boston Globe. A poll from May found that 57 percent of Boston residents claimed to have met the Mayor personally...
...common fear among athletes successful in their debut seasons is falling into a “sophomore slump,” but so far the Harvard cross-country team appears to be immune. The Crimson men and women had markedly different results at the Iona College Meet of Champions—held at Van Cortland Park in Riverdale N.Y. on Saturday morning—but both squads enjoyed strong performances from a number of sophomores, and a rookie, to kick off the fall season. Four Harvard women crossed the line in the top six to lead the Crimson...