Education

How to solve the other unemployment crisis

LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner argues that unemployment is worse than the numbers would lead you to believe -- and makes bold proposals on how to resolve the crisis.

By Jeff Weiner, CEO, LinkedIn

FORTUNE -- Tonight, President Obama is scheduled to unveil the government's latest plan to address the country's labor crisis. Unemployment is at 9.1%. However, that number only scratches the surface of the magnitude of the problem. There are over MORE

Is the Google-fication of education underway?

Among tablets and 3D TVs at CES, one-size-fits-all learning is facing a digital death knell.

By Scott Olster, associate editor

Like schools of fish traveling in sync, the traditional education experience has been centered around the class, that near-random group of students following the teacher's lead as they make their way through a course together, some succeeding brilliantly, others, not so much. But it looks like that model might just be given MORE

New York schools go Google with Apps announcement

Over three million K-12 students in New York State will now have access to the same collaborative suite of online apps that many businesses use.

Google (GOOG) has now enabled schools in five different states to use Google Apps in their education departments, statewide.  New York was added to the list today.  Those three million students in New York State will be able to send and receive e-mail, share calendars and documents and MORE

Free Google Apps for business courses offered by O'Reilly

Businesses curious about Google Apps can register for free online courses from a leading technology publisher.

Google Apps is revolutionizing the way technology is used in business, but it can be hard to get your head around what "Going Google" is all about.  O'Reilly Media, which has vast expertise in technology publications, has a free online class that can help you dive in.  The course runs August 31 through September 28 and MORE

Google gives Voice to students as Gizmo integration looms

Google is now offering a Google Voice invite to anyone with an .edu email address.

The announcement, made on the official Google Voice Blog, lets the floodgates open to users interested in managing their voice communications with Google.

Google offers a free phone number, Voicemail transcription, call routing, cheap international calling and a bunch of other cool features with Voice. (Great video overview of Google Voice services here.)

Until now, the free service had been MORE

Why universities should hate the iPad

by John Patrick Pullen, contributor

If students embrace textbooks on the iPad, college bookstores may lose their shirts.

It may be the season for graduation parties and commencement speeches, but colleges and universities are already prepping for next year, even in the bookstore. Next fall, during opening weekend, students will once again file into university bookstores to purchase course materials, school supplies, and a college sweatshirt or two.

While the university licensed MORE

8 million students on Google Apps

60% of U.S. universities with hosted email use Google Apps for Education.

That is quite a startling number, and it's even more impressive if you consider that only two months ago, Google had 7 million student users.  Google has made strong moves into the education sector even as some colleges, like Yale, have put migrations to Google on hold because of faculty concerns.

Google's Apps for Education includes a school-branded MORE