How Small Businesses Contribute to U.S. Economic Expansion
Why do small businesses tend to be more economically innovative than larger companies?
By what is a small business defined - revenue, number of employers?
What figures prove the importance of the small business sector in the U.S. economy?
What is the contribution of small business in terms of economic innovation?
What is the contribution of small business in terms of economic flexibility?
What is the contribution of small business in terms of social cohesion?
What is the ultimate goal of the small business owners?
So You Want to Start Your Own Business
What steps have to be taken by one who wants to start a small business?
What people are usually successful at operating businesses?
The first step of starting a new business is “defining your market” – what does it mean? Why is it necessary to work out a business plan?
Is finding start-up money really considered to be the biggest hurdle in starting a business?
My America: Coloring Outside the Lines
· Why does the author of the article say that herhusband and she “have drawn a fortunate lot in life”?
· What does the American Dream mean to her?
· What do the faces of today's American family look like to her?
· What do Americans cherish the act of self-exploration?
· What does “Coloring Outside the Lines” mean according to the author?
House Passes Economic Bill with Huge Boost for Education
What kind of bill did the U.S. House of Representatives pass on January 28, 2009?
Why do you think “No Republican voted for the measure, which passed 244 to 188”?
What help would this House bill provide?
Changing Face of Higher Education
When and why was the G.I. Bill introduced by the federal government?
What did The G.I. Bill of Rights include?
What was the social impact of this Bill?
Challenge of School Reform
What kind of reforms in education did John Dewey call for?
Why was progressive education widely misunderstood in the 20-40?
What did a highly influential report called A Nation at Risk and published in 1983 assert?
What have many recent school reforms sought to introduce into the public school system?
What are the main principles charter/ voucher schools based on?
What is the pivotal idea of another reform movement led by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation?
What did the Bush administration’s 2001 No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law requires states to do?
What were the strong concerns about the law expressed by educators?
U.S. Community Colleges: A Gateway to Higher Education for Many
· What are the 9 benefits of community colleges?
UNDERSTANDING MEDIA WATCHDOGS
What does the function of journalists as a watchdog of the government include?
Who usually watches the watchdog?
What watchdog groups exist outside the industry? Are they really neutral?
Who fulfills the media watchdog role inside the media industry? Is it effective?
What are the functions of the National News Councils?
Why do news councils stir the share of controversy?
What are the main aims of professional organizations?
From Citizen Journalism To User-Generated Content
What is meant by the user-generated content?
Try to prove that the growth of digital media has democratized the publication of words and pictures of all kinds.
When was the notion of "citizen journalism" first proposed?
What are according to the author positive and negative sides of this kind of journalism?
Why are news consumers more likely to trust well-known and established news brands and to treat blogs and citizen-generated materials with more skepticism?
