New York Times’ columnist, Tom Friedman, quoted Marc Tucker, the National Center on Education and the Economy president, in his August 3rd column, “Broadway and the Mosque.” On creativity and thinking, Tucker once explained to Friedman, “…if you spend your whole life in one silo, you will never have either the knowledge or mental agility to do the synthesis, connect the dots, which is usually where the next great breakthrough is found.”
Inez M. Tenenbaum, Chairman of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, had a letter to the editor published in the New York Times on Saturday, July 24th, responding to a news article about temporary swimming pools coming to Manhattan. Tenenbaum offered a few Pool Safely safety steps, while reminding New York pool-goers and visitors to [...]
On February 17, eight states announced they will join with the National Center on Education and the Economy (NCEE) to use the world’s best instructional systems and examinations to dramatically increase the number of students who leave high school ready to succeed in college. Students who show they are ready to do college level work [...]
The week leading up to Super Bowl Sunday was a critical period for Widmeyer client, the Brain Injury Research Institute (BIRI). Widmeyer laid the groundwork for BIRI’s participation and successful media positioning in both events, during one of the most competitive weeks in U.S. sports news.
We all want to leave a professional mark, to have made a positive difference in the lives of those with whom we work. Deborah Howell did just that and will be warmly remembered for far more than her personal skills as a gifted writer/editor. She guided all in her sphere and made them better at [...]
Two weeks after the official Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek, Dec. 6-12), led by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) to raise awareness about the computing field, the issue is still witnessing an unprecedented amount of coverage.
The U.S. House of Representatives’ recently designated December 6-12, 2009 as Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek) in recognition of the transformative role of computing and necessity of rigorous computer science education at all levels.
