The government has made a direct connection between vocational education and the needs of industry and economic growth.

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There's this wonderful connection where micropower can meet the needs of small businesses.

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"Any connection between the FCC and any statement of what needs to be done in cybersecurity appears to be poison to these companies that control the Internet, " said Alan Paller, a co-chairman of the group and founder of the Sans Institute, a cybersecurity research and education institute.

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Yes, massive open online courses allow anyone with an Internet connection to log on and learn, but does it meet the learning needs of every student around the world?

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One special needs student discovered what millions of our students are missing -- a deep, personal connection to American history.

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It requires a base station that needs to be connected to a PC, but will work with any kind of Internet connection, whether broadband or dial-up.

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