Category Archives: demographics

Trends from 2013: education

I’d like to wrap up 2013 by reflecting on this year’s trends in education and technology. Why trendlines?  Because they help us get a big-picture view of the year, and also point to possible ways 2014 might play out. To … Continue reading →

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The peak education conversation

Are we experiencing peak higher education?  That’s what yesterday’s post contemplated.  Various responses trickled in via Twitter, Google+, email, comments on my blog post, Facebook, elsewhere in the blogosphere (one awesome post), and by still other means. Discussion raised a number of … Continue reading →

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Peak education 2013

Did we just experience peak higher education in the United States? I want to try out this hypothesis as a way of thinking about many current trendlines.  Readers and listeners know I have been tracking a large number of grim … Continue reading →

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American broadband continues to grow, but unevenly

Home broadband continues to grow in the United States, according to the latest Pew Internet & American Life data. Some key findings include: dialup access is dropping:

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