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The Great Tech War Of 2012

Gilbert Wong, the mayor of Cupertino, California, calls his city council to order. "As...

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Predictive Analytics And The Business Of Certainty

Want to make really smart decisions for your company? It's simple as looking into the future and...

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Highest-Paying Bachelor Degrees

It's admirable when college graduates are determined to work in their dream job, no matter if it pays six...

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1) I’m a UNIX Systems Engineer specializing in Kernel development and PERL scripting. I’m also responsible for load balancing and capacity planning of Solaris, HP-UX, and AIX servers.

 

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2) I’m a Computer Engineer specializing in UNIX operating systems. I make sure that the back-office systems always run smoothly and I prevent downtime.

 

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What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland's School Success

Everyone agrees the United States needs to improve its education system dramatically, but how? One of the hottest trends in education reform lately is looking at the stunning success of the West's reigning education...

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Health Informatics: Atlanta Gets $1.65 Million Training Grant

Atlanta has won a $1.65 million federal grant to train the chronically unemployed and veterans to become health information technology workers...

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Analytics: What is The Best Predictor of Success in Algebra 1?


In 2002, Greater Atlanta's Gwinnett County public school system had a problem. Student performance was dropping, and graduation rates for at-risk kids and underprivileged teenagers especially were in decline.

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