Preparing Young People for Their Future
The young people of today are going to be the leaders of tomorrow and that should raise a collective “Uh oh” across the nation, a Stanford professor believes. In a recent report on civic education – think high school civics classes and the like – William Damon and his associates are convinced that young people […]
EDD Responds to Questions on Computer Glitches
Obamacare’s computers aren’t the only government systems struck by major glitches. Two months after a California Employment Development Department computer crash cut off tens of thousands of Californians from their unemployment benefits, the EDD remains overwhelmed by overdue unemployment claims from thousands of people looking for jobs. State Labor Secretary Marty Morgenstern, an appointee of […]
Desert Hot Springs, California, Fights Bankruptcy
While this week’s municipal bankruptcy news focuses on Detroit, where a judge has just ruled the city can proceed with its bankruptcy filing, tonight a small California city holds a council meeting to try to avoid the same fate. Desert Hot Springs isn’t on the national radar, but its situation is hardly unique. With only […]
Spaced Out in the Open
Walk into one of the startup tech companies in L.A.’s Silicon Beach and you’re likely to see young workers lined up along folding tables where they’re tapping away on laptops and chatting with one another. It’s called the open-plan office, and we’re told that it’s all so wonderfully communal and collaborative, everyone working close together […]