Five Tips for Creating a Compelling Conference Presentation for a Diverse Audience
Lessons from my experience at a climate change conference in Cape Town, South Africa
Lessons from my experience at a climate change conference in Cape Town, South Africa
(2006) As the population of the United States grew from 200 million to 300 million from 1967 to 2006, some fast-growing major metropolitan areas scored big time in the major league sports arena. Phoenix went from zero to four major sports teams.
(2010) The concept of "race" has always been controversial, given ugly associations with slavery, the eugenics movement, and racism.
Project: KIDS COUNT
(2014) The index disaggregates data by racial and ethnic group and by state in order to measure the "impact of a child’s race on his or her opportunity for success in adulthood," according to the foundation.
(2013) Suspensions, expulsions, and arrests are strong predictors of trouble for students. Students in trouble tend to drop out or not graduate on time, which can ultimately diminish their lifetime earnings—and will make them much more likely to be incarcerated than those who graduate.