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Foreign students enrollment in US universities dropped 2.4ò0in 2003-2004

Foreign students enrollment in US universities dropped 2.4ò0in 2003-2004Student enrollmentLet me say that for every dollar spent to house, feed, clothe, and educate a foreign student one less American student gets educated. This isn't a matter of delusional self-serving liberalism; it's a matter of survival. Why should my tax dollars...

Tags: enrollment, Foreign Students

Discussion threads 2005-05-04

Foreign students enrollment in US universities dropped 2.4% in 2003-2004

Foreign student enrollment in the United States dropped by 2.4% in the 2003-04 academic year, and enrollment of students from China fell by 4.6%, the first-ever decline.

Tags: Foreign Students, enrollment

Blog posts 2005-05-02

Foreign students enrollment in US universities dropped 2.4% in 2003-2004

Foreign student enrollment in the United States dropped by 2.4% in the 2003-04 academic year, and enrollment of students from China fell by 4.6%, the first-ever decline.

Tags: Foreign Students, enrollment

Blog posts 2005-05-02

Companies warn U.S. lagging behind in tech

Companies warn U.S. lagging behind in techGee I seem to remember I made astatement to this effect, the US had better get on board with Open Source and better education or pretty soon the empire will be no more.Europe, Asia they are stomping the stuffing out of us in all...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Workforce management, Big Business, tax, U.S. Lagging, tech profession, Foreign Students, education, government

Discussion threads 2005-02-16

Additional Resources

Can Obama make science cool?

Give him a Nobel for Science for his science speeches!Please! Obama doesn't even deserve to be your President. All the promises he made have remained just that. What else can this world expect from a politician? And things are clear from his popularity ratings.Obama is good with one thing and...

Tags: Workforce management, Obama, education

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

EasyLanguage - French 2.09 (Windows)

EasyLanguage - French is a computer program for teaching foreign language in an easy and enjoyable way aimed mainly at learning new vocabulary. The method of teaching is intended for students of all age categories from complete beginners to intermediate learners. EasyLanguage contains over a thousand words and phrases that...

Tags: Word, EasyLanguage, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Telecommunications, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-19

EasyLanguage - German 2.09 (Windows)

EasyLanguage is a computer program for teaching foreign language in an easy and enjoyable way aimed mainly at learning new vocabulary. The method of teaching is intended for students of all age categories from complete beginners to intermediate learners. EasyLanguage contains over a thousand words and phrases that are...

Tags: Word, EasyLanguage, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Telecommunications, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-19

EasyLanguage - Spanish 2.09 (Windows)

EasyLanguage is a computer program for teaching foreign language in an easy and enjoyable way aimed mainly at learning new vocabulary. The method of teaching is intended for students of all age categories from complete beginners to intermediate learners. EasyLanguage contains over a thousand words and phrases that are...

Tags: Word, EasyLanguage, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Telecommunications, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-19

YouTube/Univision deal a huge resource for teachers

Here's one from the "One more reason not to block YouTube" files: Univision will be posting its content for free on YouTube. The details announced yesterday provide easy access to programming online for a quickly growing segment of the US population. Just as importantly from an educational perspective,...

Tags: YouTube Inc., Material, Corporate Communications, Internet, Marketing, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-11-17

Copy By Ear for iPhone 1.2 (Mobile)

Copy By Ear for iPhone is a useful application for media players. This application is ideal for listening to sections of music files repeatedly and as such is recommended for guitarists, keyboardists, foreign language students, and more besides. While playing a music, we can use the rewind to 30 seconds...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Music, Recotana, Smart Phones, Digital Music, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-14

Smart.fm - almost enough to make me want an iPhone

I really don't want an iPhone. I'm holding out for a Droid, just as soon as I figure out some way to justify getting rid of my perfectly adequate BlackBerry. However, the iPhone has lots of apps and one in particular is being unveiled today: Smart.fm's iPhone interface...

Tags: Software, Apple iPhone, Smart.fm, iPhone App, RTI, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-11-02

Parents would rather talk drugs than math/science with their kids

You've seen the commercials: It's never to early to talk to your kids about drugs. Parents role play how to talk to their son about pot. It's cheesy, but not a bad message, obviously. However, Intel announced last week that they found parents were far more willing...

Tags: Parent, Math, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-10-26

Chinese hackers launch targeted attacks against foreign correspondents

According to an assessment published by the Information Warfare Monitor, Chinese hacktivists politically motivated hackers have recently launched a targeted malware attack against foreign news correspondents attempting to trick them into executing a malware-embedded PDF attachment (Interview list.pdf), coming from a non-existent editor working for The Straits Times. ...

Tags: China, Malware, Hacker, Attack, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-09-29

Online Bible 4.0.4 (Mac)

The Online Bible is a full-featured program designed for serious Bible students. You can display Bible passages and notes in any number of windows, limited only by available memory. Most operations can be performed using either the mouse or keyboard commands. The program is both powerful and easy to use....

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Bible, Verse, Cross Country Software, Online Bible, Searches

Software downloads 2009-09-19

News to know: Office Web Apps; Palm; AMD-Intel; Andreessen; Win7 for students

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft Office Web Apps go to testers: Ten things to know Zack Whittaker: Office 2010 for...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Hewlett-Packard Co., Palm Inc., Web Application, Andrew Nusca, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software

Blog posts 2009-09-18

Will online education kill the university?

More to Harvard than the ClassesWhile I'm a big proponent of online and hybrid courses, I don't think that the residential college will go away entirely. People go to places like Harvard and Yale not just because they might learn more (and they might, depending on a lot of...

Tags: Harvard, education

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

Are IT grads learning the right skills?

Not university level informationThe type of information they are referring to is not something that applies to a university level of education. What they are asking for is the specific skills on the implementation of technologies. For example, I can talk all day about certificates and the use of them...

Tags: Businesses, IT Grad, information technology, developer

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

Could One Laptop Per Child be a bad thing?

Or roadsOr how about roads so farmers can get there goods to the markets cheaper? The one laptop per kid is such a scam. Why should kids get cheap laptops overs small business owners. Who would be more productive. Um track sales, write, write e-mail, do books. I am so...

Tags: One Laptop Per Child project

Discussion threads 2009-09-10

Reconsidering Obama's ed speech? Sort of

but Obama's going to pay all my bills!RE: Reconsidering Obama's ed speech? Sort ofDo you remember being a student? The is par for the course. It is about being pro-American, pro-'democractic' system, and respecting the office of the president."How does the President inspire you? What resonated with you from Obama?s...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Taxes, Obama, job, tax

Discussion threads 2009-09-04

Controversy over Obama's student address? Gimme a break!

Beats the hell outa me, Chris!I agree wholeheartedly that there should be no controversy over this. Next thing you know, the other party (sadly, the party I once called home - now I feel homeless) will want "equal time". becauseHe's an activist. All he is doing is...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, bad parent, GIMME, Obama

Discussion threads 2009-09-03