Educators promote parental involvement in education plans

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Md. – Toni Nelson is the coordinator of the Family Support Resource Center, and she assists parents of children and young adults with special needs. However, she too, has personal experience in the matter. “My son completed his education at the age of 21, and that encouraged him to get more job skills,” …

The Bermuda Triangle: poor financial knowledge

The good news first: Germans are putting their money away for a rainy day again. While they saved EUR 9 on average out of EUR 100 in 2013, it was already EUR 9.70 in 2016 with a continuing upward trend, as the Federal Statistical Office’s calculations for the first quarter of 2017 show. Germans are …

Big Data Analytics in Smart Cities: You Can’t Have One Without the Other

Who else loves to see data science applied in the real world? I know I sure do… And seeing that was one of the coolest things I got to experience this week here at World Cities Expo Istanbul (a smart cities conference). What I’m referring to here is big data analytics in smart cities. Big Data …

5 Benefits of Social Media for Your Small Business

Due to the sheer volume of users and potential reach, Facebook has become the largest online advertiser behind Google’s parent company, Alphabet. And they aren’t alone. Big business adoption of social media as a viable marketing channel has given brands unprecedented access to consumers and these platforms are responding. Social media giants like Facebook, Instagram, …