Perspectives of a Lifelong Learner
A tireless effort by a truly great elected official. The first link addresses the current legislation. The lower link explains some of the history behind it. http://sd31.senate.ca.gov/news/2017-04-27-senate-approves-measure-restore-funding-riverside-county’s-four-newest-cities http://www.westerncity.com/Western-City/August-2012/Jurupa-Valley-The-Last-City-in-California/
Jessica A. Lee is a former Brookings associate fellow and an associate director at Intentional Futures, a strategy and design consultancy in Seattle https://www.brookings.edu/research/beyond-millennials-valuing-older-adults-participation-in-innovation-districts/
For those that believe that state, county and local boundaries are antiquated barriers, this may be real food for thought. It certainly would provide support to the concepts outlined in "The Metropolitan Revolution" by Bruce Katz and Jennifer Bradley. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/17/opinion/sunday/a-new-map-for-america.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0
In this post, I share some data on how seniors feel about the degree to which they are achieving their American Dream. In this case, a 104 index should be read as “seniors feel 4 percentage points better than national average regarding the degree to which they are achieving this dimension of the American Dream.”... Continue Reading →
"Why are some majors more popular than others with undergraduates? Is it the perception that they lead to good (well paying) jobs? Are certain fields naturally more attractive to new undergraduates? Will students respond to tuition incentives to pick (or bypass) some fields? Maybe it’s much more simple: Undergraduates are significantly more likely to major... Continue Reading →
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