In this Style Weekly article "When tests fail: Why our public education system needs to rethink high-stakes standardized testing" Tom Shields reviews why high stakes standardized assessments are killing education and creativity. The future of …
Stanford alumni create nearly $3 trillion in economic impact
Study shows Stanford alumni create nearly $3 trillion in economic impact each year. Wow, incredible. BYU should do a study like this because as of October 2012 BYU’s Rollin's Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology was ranked #3 in the nation …
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Young entrepreneurs can find good help without leaving campus.
"Young entrepreneurs can find good help without leaving campus." Quote from New York Times article "Got the Next Great Idea?" explains how some universities are increasingly providing entrepreneurial value to match what they might find if the same …
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Entrepreneurs are great at creating serendipity
Forbes article by Samantha Smith "University Summer Startup Accelerators Come To A Close" summarizes how several universities accelerating innovation and success by supporting student entrepreneurial efforts throughout the summer. …
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Startup University
Matt Welsh makes the case for fixing the academic value system to unleash the tremendous potential of faculty members and universities. Entrepreneurship and university innovation incubators all can play key roles. …
Poverty is a marvelous environmental policy
"Poverty is a marvelous environmental policy because where there is no demand there is very little disruption." Quote from the Yale course on Capitalism, lecture "Counting the Fingers of Adam Smith’s Invisible Hand." …
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