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Educator Toolkit: Artificial Intelligence

Why This Matters Now Movie buffs have been hearing about artificial intelligence for years – from Steven Spielberg’s 2001 science fiction drama AI to the 2015 robotic police force in Chappie and beyond. AI is no longer the stuff of science fiction. This essential part of the technology sector aims…Read More

Announcing the Region 2 KWHS Investment Competition Finalists

After reading 72 final policies for Region 2 of the KWHS Investment Competition, our reviewers are reminded of a quote from a Region 1 finalist team: “A passive investment needs patience; it is more of a test of the heart than the mind.” Not only are our hearts and minds…Read More

Announcing the Region 1 KWHS Investment Competition Finalists

These past few weeks have been exciting for our KWHS team! While reviewing final team strategy papers for Region 1 of the KWHS Investment Competition has been a big task, it has also been deeply gratifying. It's clear that many students spent the 10 weeks of strategy development, research, and trading…Read More

Companies Respond to the Tide Pod Challenge

Hands holding four colorful laundry detergent pods with red, blue, and white swirls.

You’ve probably heard about it – maybe even done it: the Tide pod challenge. When Tide and other detergent manufacturers developed colorful, convenient pods designed to be tossed in washing machines and dishwashers, they never expected teenagers would try to eat the products. But what was dubbed the Tide pod…Read More

Career Spotlight: Inside Actuarial Science

How’s this for an unexpected new-year trend: actuarial science. Take, for instance, a January 2018 headline from News24, South Africa’s largest digital publisher. Takalani Bambela from Limpopo’s Tshivhase Secondary School near Johannesburg achieved the region’s top score in math and science on his matric exam. Matriculation or matric is a…Read More

The ‘Bitcoin Boy’ and Other News from the Land of Digital Currency

The recent buzz around the digital currency bitcoin has launched a somewhat legendary teen back into the spotlight. His name is Erik Finman. He’s 19 now, but in his early teens he was better known as “The Bitcoin Boy.” The story goes that in 2011 Finman, a smart, yet restless…Read More

Educator Toolkit: Spending and Budgeting

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Why This Matters Now Understanding our own spending patterns and learning to budget are fundamental to effective money management. A new year – often fresh off a season of spending -- is a great time to provide high school students with a lesson or two in financial literacy. It’s a…Read More

5 Questions for Amber Yang, Master of the ‘Space Debris Apocalypse’

“What never grows old? The burning desire of youth to reinvent the world.” With those words, Forbes magazine recently presented its 2018 class of 30 Under 30, its annual “encyclopedia of creative disruption featuring 600 young stars in 20 different industries.” This year’s U.S. list includes 14 teenagers embracing everything…Read More

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