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July 9, 2013 \| Vol. 5, Issue 28

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Using Crowdfunding to Help Cities Pay for Things They Want and Need

July 5, 2013 | Kansas City Star

Neighbor.ly is partly an outgrowth of Jase Wilson’s love for the structure, both physical and social, of cities. After working on city design as an entrepreneur and student, Wilson has turned to their finances in a time of contracting municipal spending and political clashes over taxes and budgets. So far, Neighbor.ly has raised $100,000 for civic projects, in Kansas City, MO and Portland, OR

Farm Bill Defeat Shows Agriculture’s Waning Power

July 3, 2013 | New York Times

The startling failure of the farm bill last month reflects the declining clout of the farm lobby and the once-powerful committees that have jurisdiction over agriculture policy, economists and political scientists said this week. Although a number of factors contributed to the defeat of the bill analysts said the 234 to 195 vote also illustrated the shift in the American population and political power to more urban areas.

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Study Shows World Not Growing Enough Food to Feed the World

No Right Answers for MOOCs

July 5, 2013 | Inside Higher Ed

Some students taking free classes from Coursera may never know the right answers. A University of Michigan professor teaching one of the company's massive open online courses, or MOOCs, told students this week he could not provide them with correct answers to questions they get wrong because doing so would reduce efficiency. The professor’s decision is prompting additional questions by critics of MOOCs about their ability to provide quality teaching.

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Beyond MOOC Hype

San Francisco Mammoth 2-Year College to Lose Accreditation

July 5, 2013 | Inside Higher Ed

City College of San Francisco will lose its accreditation in one year and be shut down, its regional accreditor announced on Wednesday, unless the college can prevail in a review or appeal process with the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges. The two-year college, which enrolls 85,000 students, would be the largest institution ever to lose its accreditation.

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City College's Accreditation Loss Stuns Students

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Report: In Push for STEM Education, Officials Shouldn’t Overlook Technical Workers

July 6, 2013 | Salt Lake Tribune

Talk about the future of Utah’s economy and sooner or later someone will bring up the need for more "STEM"-educated college graduates. STEM is short for science, technology, engineering and math. Yet a new report by the Brookings Institution suggests states that hope to encourage large numbers of college graduates to pursue STEM degrees need a broader perspective.

Death of the Textbook—and the 50-Pound Bookbag

Washington State’s Students Flocking to Computer-science Programs

Many STEM Jobs Don't Require Four-year Degree

House GOP, Senate Dems Trade Barbs Over Student Loan Rates

Harvard Begins MBA Curriculum Overhaul

Why Do Other SEC States Care More About Students than Missouri?

Why Are California's Businesses Disappearing?

Community Centers for Start-ups Create Buzz

Technology Workers Are Young (Really Young)

Covington Becoming a Home for Innovation

After Stumble, Tech Lobby Refocuses on Immigration

Get Small: Oregon Tech Companies Recalibrate

Pennsylvania to Sell $100M in Tax Credits for Tech Investment

The Coming American Economic Boom

Apple, Amazon, Samsung Targeted in Boston University Patent Suits

Sequester Brings Pain to the Long-term Jobless

ObamaCare Employer Mandate Delayed until after 2014 Midterms

Latest Vision for Las Vegas: A Downtown Vibe

Pension Proposal Aims to Ease Burden on States and Cities

Big Pension Payouts Threatened by Detroit Crisis

Drexel Venture Seeks to Keep Entrepreneurs in Philly

Iowa City Duo Reports Raising $100,000 for Startup

Startup Central to Promote Connections at Des Moines Music Festival

Old Tactic in New Climate Campaign

Cleantech Angel Group (NWEA) On Pace to Break 2012 Investing Record

Here Comes the Sun: Work Continues on Two Las Vegas Area Solar Projects

Water Industry Pushes ‘Purple Pipes’ for a Proposed Milwaukee Business Park

Tribes Across the Country Are Re-examining their Constitutions

Researchers from Different Colorado Institutions Linking Up for Synergy

Manufacturers Turn to 12-hour Shifts, Nontraditional Scheduling

An Immigration Reform Watchlist for Small Employers

Legal Immigrants Could Soar if Bill Passes

Wall St. Loves Biotech, Leading Venture-Backed IPOs in Q2

At Tech-Free Camps, People Pay Hundreds To Unplug

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