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With the rise of direct to consumer (DTC) genetic testing companies, and an explosion of genomic data emerging from individual DNA, genome companies are racing to build a search engine for our DNA. from Forbes Education

In navigating constant churn, high stakes situations, and complex organizations, our troops are more than just strong men and women--they are effective leaders with leadership lessons we can apply into our own lives. I met with 7 great military leaders to hear what they have to say about leadership. from Forbes Education

WHYFARM uses Agri-Edu-Tainment tools such as comics, cartoons, spoken word, poetry and drama, all revolving around the world’s first Food and Nutrition super hero, AGRIman to promote agriculture among the youth and raise “the future feeders of the population of nine billion in 2050.” from Forbes Education

“There are all kinds of tricks people use to demonstrate diversity when they really aren’t doing anything about it,” Secretary Donna Shalala told the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine forum. These scientists and leaders presented potential solutions. Here are some unusual ones. from Forbes Education

Are you a young entrepreneur right out of high school? If this sounds like you, here are five critical business mistakes young founders tend to make and how to avoid them. from Forbes Education

New data from directors of online college programs shows some big problems. One is that more than half of all full-time, online students are in programs that may be inferior to their on-the-ground counterparts. from Forbes Education

Does business need people to manage at the margin and bad bosses to push boundaries? from Forbes Education

Are our workplaces supportive and inclusive of mothers? Why are women forced to leave the workplace as they become mothers? Here we look at research and studies that have shown the stereotypes and discrimination that working mothers face in the workplace. from Forbes Education

The recent college admission scandal is troubling on many levels. It draws attention to our cultural fixation on the most elite schools in the country as if they are some guarantee of success. In this first of a two-part series, we hear the voices of reason as they reflect on what really matters. from Forbes Education

When we look at the evidence and research, we see that investing in female founders is extremely profitable. Females possess several key competencies, traits, and predilections that render them extremely worthy of VC funding. from Forbes Education

Trump Reverses Education Secretary DeVos' Plans To Cut Funding For Special Olympics President Trump is reversing The Department of Education's plans to cut funding for the Special Olympics. The proposed cuts set off a political firestorm. Read more on NPR

Since big data fuels, artificial intelligence and blockchain generates big data, individually and collectively is the future of AI tied to the future of blockchain? from Forbes Education

Economically vulnerable students often enroll in online for-profit colleges expecting them to be convenient roads to better financial futures, but instead end up with unsustainable student debt overwhelming the earnings they make leaving the programs, charges a report. from Forbes Education

Ashoka Fellows reflect on race, healing, what's working and why. from Forbes Education

Tim Seymour of CNBC's "Fast Money" shares advice for cannabis investors: it's important to understand how to approach this emerging market. from Forbes Education

Why Harvard, Yale And Stanford May Not Be The 'Best' Colleges A school should be defined by its commitment to great teaching and social equity, says the outgoing president of LaGuardia Community College. Read more on NPR

Scrolling through my LinkedIn feed the other day, I came across a video of co-worker disagreements ending in physical fighting and smashed office equipment. from Forbes Education

Hostility towards immigration was a key factor in Brexit, but a new report argues that schools can play an important role in promoting more positive attitudes towards migrants. from Forbes Education

Travis Jones: How Can White People Be Better Allies To People Of Color? Travis Jones examines the "codes of whiteness" that keep many people from engaging in conversations on race. He says white people need to take a more active role in confronting racism. Read more on NPR

Howard Stevenson: How Can We Mindfully Navigate Everyday Racism? What does racial literacy look like in today's social climate? Howard Stevenson talks about navigating racially stressful encounters, and how it's actually an acquired skill-set. Read more on NPR

Monique Morris: Why Are Black Girls More Likely To Be Punished In School? Black girls are disproportionately punished more often in schools. Monique Morris says schools should be a place for healing rather than punishment to help black girls reach their full potential. Read more on NPR

Why Do The SAT And The ACT Cost So Much? The SAT's baseline price is $47.50 and the ACT's is $50.50. Where does that money go? March 29, 2019 at 08:10AM via Digg https://ift.tt/2FxFCRI

We shouldn't be surprised that today's high school and college graduates aren't well prepared for work. They are the least working generation in US history. from Forbes Education

We need to stop living in a fairy tale where all employers are likely to scale entry-level training and solve underemployment, if only they were sufficiently enlightened. Employers are only likely to do this for themselves if they have a strong commercial incentive to do so. from Forbes Education

Microaggressions can affect the mental health and well-being in a workplace, and hamper any efforts to create an inclusive environment. It is important to understand what microaggressions are, and why it is important to address them. from Forbes Education

Facing fierce criticism, President Trump quickly reversed his recommendation to eliminate federal funds for Special Olympics (the third straight year he proposed this cut). Despite the reversal, Trump's budget for vulnerable people and those with disabilities remains inadequate and heartless. from Forbes Education

These are some pretty “sweet” success stories! We celebrated the students who have reached 80% of their @khanacademy mission. pic.twitter.com/LoKMtjnQny — Tricia Fusco (@tricia_fusco) March 27, 2019

This Is How You Kill A Profession How did we decide that professors don't deserve job security or a decent salary? March 28, 2019 at 04:27PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2FFMkF8

🤩🤩🤩 — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) March 28, 2019

What if you trained your brain to enjoy confronting a task more than procrastinating on it? from Forbes Education

There’s a new narrative that “college isn’t for everyone.” Here’s why the critics are wrong, and what we can do to fix higher education. from Forbes Education

Angela Ruggiero and Josh Walker founded Sports Innovation Lab, a company at the intersection of sport and technology. In the second part of our interview, I sat down with them to talk about scaling technology, diversity and inclusion, and making career transitions. from Forbes Education

Schools in Britain have asked PayPal and other tech companies to limit access to companies that help students cheat. The real question is, why haven't the Americans? from Forbes Education

The Cult Of Homework "When our students can't make the connection between the work they're doing at 11 o'clock at night on a Tuesday to the way they want their lives to be, I think we begin to lose the plot." March 28, 2019 at 11:24AM via Digg https://ift.tt/2YydaYn

Figures published today show a clear link between the grades students get in high school and their salaries post-graduation. from Forbes Education

Social media represents an incredible pool of growing opportunities. However, there is an increasing concern that digital technology can also bring negative repercussions, especially for digital natives. Is really possible to create a healthy environment online? Find here the best tips for it! from Forbes Education

The ONS has warned how 1.5 million jobs are at high risk of job automation, and the overall workforce is at significant risk. So how can young people future-proof their careers? Rather than instilling fear in the youth of today via research that criticizes AI, we need to promote it. from Forbes Education

The Human Costs Of Kamala Harris’ War On Truancy The "progressive prosecutor" wanted to transform how California responded to students missing school. Parents like Cheree Peoples wound up paying the price. March 28, 2019 at 07:55AM via Digg https://ift.tt/2HX2Bbx

Meet the "Rebels Of Wall Street" at Stash Wealth, a virtual financial planning and investment management firm. Alongside Founding Partner Priya Malani, they're on a mission to focus on how millennials can plan for the future without sacrificing their current lifestyles. from Forbes Education

When Paul LeBlanc took over Southern New Hampshire University, it was going under. Now he’s building the nation’s largest university by treating its non-traditional students like valued customers from Forbes Education

Glad to have you. Happy learning! — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) March 28, 2019

A recent case illustrates some of the problems with the way many colleges handle sexual assault cases such as not waiting for DNA evidence to become available and confusing the roles of investigator and prosecutor. from Forbes Education

Research has proven we can make new neurons into our 90s. So what does this mean for the possible treatment or cure of Alzheimer's? from Forbes Education

Dr. Montessori originally developed her pedagogical approach for low-income children in Rome. Unfortunately, in the U.S., the Montessori model was largely relegated to private schools. However, the spread of public school choice has led to a rapid growth in the number of public Montessori schools. from Forbes Education

My 🤓 chic shirt is here! It feels like I’m wearing a @khanacademy lecture. Should be a good conversation starter in the @gwengineering building! 😎 pic.twitter.com/HHYXZbZk2A — Sean McBride, SW Samurai (@bushidocodes) March 27, 2019

Thanks for your support Sahil ❤️ and all the best with your internship! — Khan Academy (@khanacademy) March 27, 2019

@salkhanacademy @khanacademy I'm starting my internship at @prudential this summer, and this is my verbal promise that my first $15 from my paycheck will be going straight to Khan Academy ❤️ thank you for the work you do! — Sahil Kapur (@sahil_sk11) March 27, 2019

College pessimists keep saying massive college closures are coming. Not only are they wrong, non-profit colleges are on the brink of renaissance. from Forbes Education

You were not born to do anything let alone work for a company for 30 years. Understand the relationship between fear and entrepreneurship and take one of the five steps towards realizing your dreams. from Forbes Education

The Spice Girls were the epitome of confidence and femininity in the late 1990s. The Englishwomen in the group were not afraid to speak their minds—as the lead singer sang, "I’ll tell you what I want, what I really really want." Financial literacy is a powerful tool to fight pay inequality. from Forbes Education

President Trump wants to change the future of higher education. Here's what it means for your student loans. from Forbes Education

New data shows where students can expect the best financial rewards, and which majors offer the best likelihood of job opportunities from Forbes Education

What If Elite Colleges Switched To A Lottery For Admissions? The college admissions scandal has inspired a modest proposal: What if we just pulled names out of a hat to find out who gets into America's top colleges? K-12 lottery systems might give us an idea. Read more on NPR

At a recent Forbes event, I talked with a fellow Procter & Gamble alum, Edgar Baum, brand economist and Founder, CEO of Avasta Inc. Baum shared insight on what he calls a CMO knowledge gap and its role in the decline of big companies. from Forbes Education

Performing arts offer opportunities for students to learn life-long skills that go beyond performance. Theatre is a solution rich, deeper learning experience that provides opportunities for problem-solving, empathy building and project management. Read more on why these experiences matter for youth. from Forbes Education

In the wake of the massive college admissions scam in which parents allegedly used fraud and bribery to help their children get into elite colleges, commentators and aghast onlookers have speculated about the answer to one big question: Why? My new book Choosing College sheds light on the question. from Forbes Education