Call it a clean sweep for Apple, as the Cupertino-based tech firm took home all of the top spots, including Brand of the Year, in a recent Harris Interactive poll.
Apple was voted the best computer maker, while the company's iPad and iPhone were tops among tablets and mobile phones repectively. "Americans continue to give Apple brands strong ratings," Manny Flores, senior vice president at Harris Interactive, said in a statement to CNet. "And while their Consumer Connection scores are strong within their respective categories, what really stands out is that in all three of the categories Apple brands are measured -- computer, tablet, and mobile phone -- its Brand Momentum scores are in the top 30 of all 1,500 brands evaluated in the study, showing that consumers see this as a brand of the future."

Regardless of a school’s organizational structure, non-profit or for-profit, retaining students is quite challenging these days. Traditional higher education schools are competing with blue-collar professions, schools that offer particular certifications in lieu of college degrees, and prospects have many more school choices than years gone by. So it is not surprising that retention is such an important...

A new school year is beginning. My view is that teachers need to always have kids on task! Checking homework in the beginning of class,doing clerical stuff? Finish your lesson with a few minutes to spare? What to do? I am not a believer in giving "free" time. That...
It's back to school time! In an effort to help their children and their schools succeed in the next academic year, millions of parents around the world are already involved in school foundations or PTA's to...

"There has been a long-term polarization in the job market since the 1980s, with growth of high-skill and low-skill jobs at the expense of traditional middle-skill jobs, which have been most susceptible to automation and globalization. The Great Recession and protracted recovery that followed it have only accelerated this trend, as...

It's a new school year and I'd like to share one thought: Focus on the positive!
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