In 1994, Dave Levin and I started KIPP (Knowledge is Power Program) with 50 students in Houston after completing our two-year commitment to Teach for America.
Gender equality will exist when both women and men are able to share equally in the distribution of power and knowledge, have equal opportunities, rights and obligations in terms of work or income generation, are given equal access to quality education, capacity building opportunities throughout life and in all domains, and the possibility to develop to their full potential.
For Gen Ys, knowledge, in itself, is power, so having greater awareness of the issues that affect them means that they are increasingly likely to act on those issues.
But these groups, despite their failings, may also have a better knowledge of how political power works in the finer details, and how hard it is to govern a country without trust, or when constantly distracted.
Within about 10 minutes of posting, someone chimes in with a good answer, and Insoo awards him with some "Knowledge Power" points -- knowledge-based economy in action among 14-year-olds.
Without prior knowledge of what happens in a world where power is only distributed to those who are considered worthy, the newer generations have failed to see the warning signs of a closing internet and did not demand that things remain as open as they could be.
This is what empowerment is about: gaining the knowledge to make informed decisions, sharing power in the household and in wider political life.
In the case of social media, knowledge is power, and the more you know, the better decisions you can make.
Although they may have made what now looks like a bad deal, it did not entitle them to termination under the Copyright Act because that bad deal was made with the knowledge and power of the termination right as it stood in 1992.
Apple signed a seven-year deal for 2.28 megawatts of critical power load in the data center, Data Knowledge reports.
The power of this form of tacit knowledge is embodied in the great Gothic cathedrals of Europe masterpieces of beauty, craftsmanship, and stability, all erected without blueprints or books.
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Mr Mahmoudi's lawyers have expressed fears for his life, saying he now has sole knowledge of many of the state secrets from Gaddafi's time in power.
"After 10 years developing significant knowledge and experience in all aspects of using sustainable biomass in place of coal at our power station, we now have the mandate, means and expertise to transform the business into a predominantly biomass-fuelled generator, " said Drax chief executive Dorothy Thompson.
In large part it was because in the balance of power, hustlers lost their main weapon: specialized and indispensable knowledge of murky emerging markets.
It's a matter of time before we leverage the power of Google TV and other smart screens in our daily lives to bring knowledge experts from around the globe to any local classroom.
In an era of widespread, inexpensive communications, knowledge spreads way too fast for it to hold power for long.
Ultimately, those who make public policy should do so in the knowledge not that the data says something is expedient, but that the voter has the power to say that they lose their job.
In a region with shocking levels of unemployment and lots of young people, knowledge of English means the power to get a better job, or perhaps to emigrate.
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The question is whether the traditional educational profile of the journalist, J-schooled or not, can compete with the ingenuity of the technology companies, the knowledge of emerging expert media (such as Science-Based Medicine) or even the power of government as delineated in a fascinating report by Deloitte, to produce and disseminate not only information but also the tools to interpret that information.
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