Bloomberg Poll: Like the Ideas, Not the Execution

A new poll released Wednesday found that only 24 percent of New York voters considered mayoral control of the schools a success, while 57 percent said it was a failure. The voters still support charter schools, but with less enthusiasm than in the past. And 66 percent of voters want the next mayor to share control of the schools with an independent school board, while 15 percent said that the ...

SchoolBook: Bloomberg Poll: Like the Ideas, Not the Execution

A new poll released Wednesday found that only 24 percent of New York voters considered mayoral control of the schools a success, while 57 percent said it was a failure. The voters still support charter schools, but with less enthusiasm than in the past. And 66 percent of voters want the next mayor to share control of the schools with an independent school board, while 15 percent said that the ...

H&R Block Launches One-of-a-Kind Tax Preparation Solution: Block Live

KANSAS CITY, MO-- - The company that invented the retail tax preparation industry continues to redefine the way taxpayers will complete their tax returns now and in the future. Today, H&R Block launched ...

Golden Gecko brings Houston-based comedian Eddie Cruz to dinner and live comedy

Eddie Cruz doesn't just want to be a comedian with a microphone. He wants the audience to be comfortable.

BOOK/MAGAZINE: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Releases His First Children's Book

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar releases his first children's book. The NBA's all time leading scorer champions a lineup of little-known African-American inventors in a fascinating new children's book. What Color is my World? The Lost History of African-American Inventors Did you know that James West's technologyA is in the microphone of your cell phone?A Or that Fred Jones invented the refrigeratedA truck ...

Freeze no more

It takes courage to pull your bare hands out of your pockets in an icy wind just to answer a phone call or check a message. Thankfully, several companies have invented cozy or heated IT accessories that prevent the user’s hands reddening while ensuring their social life doesn’t suffer.