May 15, 2009
Many U.S. universities are second to none, but the U.S. ranks 10th among other countries in the share of the population 25 to 34 year-olds with a college degree. Many students who start college fail to finish. As competition increases from other countries for share of top graduates and for future innovation, business...
May 15, 2009
Paul Tough, author of "Whatever It Takes," and a New York Times Magazine editor, will describe the five years of research and interviews that went into the creation of his book, which focuses on Geoffrey Canada and the Harlem Children's Zone. The book chronicles how Canada started out with social service...