MAPI Research For Education

The poker chip might not be quite as old and venerable as the game of poker itself, which could be about a century older, but this form of monetary token still goes back a fair distance in time. As far as anyone can ascertain, these chips had their origins in the United States, somewhere around the end of the 19th century. Before then, players used items like coins or gold nuggets to gamble with, until gradually those items were replaced with uniform poker chips. However, it wasn’t simply a matter of every player or gambling establishment changing to a uniform type of poker chips Read more

According to one study, over 50% of college students who were close to graduation were tested on different literacy skills, and it was found they lacked the skills necessary to complete certain tasks, including understanding a newspaper editorial article. Of the students that attended four year programs, over 50% of them were unable to perform more complex tasks, such as summarizing the results of surveys on parental involvement in schools. Of the students attending a two year school program, over 75% of them were unable to compare credit cards with different fees and annual percentage Read more

Recently the New York Times ran a story about “University of Dreams,” a company that places students in jobs internships for eight weeks over the summer, in exchange for about $8,000! Despite this hefty price tag and the fact that these internships are unpaid, students express gratitude at having the opportunity to work with a company like NBC, Ford Modeling Agency or Nike. Yet students don’t need to settle for these types of arrangements, reports Business Week, who publishes a “Top 50″ list of internships available. Topping many lists of premium jobs Read more