3d Printing in Space? Don’t Get Too Excited, Warn Researchers (Inside 3DP) – A new study by the National Research Council sponsored by NASA and the US Air Force suggests that 3D printing in space is still a long way off.
A Double Dose of Math Has Diminishing Returns, Study Finds (Education Week) – Doubling up on math classes for a year may help middle school students in the short term, but the benefits of doing so depreciate over time—and are likely not worth the price of missing out on instruction in other subjects, according to a new study published by Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis.
Employers Stress Need for Training in Key Skills (The Columbus Dispatch) – A new approach to training and education is considered by Columbus’ small businesses to be vital in helping to fill the skills gap among workers. The questions, though, are which part of the training and education system should be targeted for improvement, and how would it meet the needs of companies in various industries with different issues, according to a survey released yesterday.
OU Receives High Marks in International Rankings (Athens Ohio Today) – Ohio University has received top marks in two ranking systems designed to provide students and parents with information about the overall quality and cost of higher education.
Plenty of Health Care Jobs, But Often Low-Paying for Those without Degrees, Brookings Report Finds (Cleveland.com) – There is a common perception of health care jobs being good paying, plentiful, and close to recession proof, but a report released today by the Washington, DC-based Brookings Institution may shatter such views, at least when it comes to health care workers without undergraduate degrees.
