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Mobile technology is quickly becoming an integral tool of business intelligence in U.S. public school systems.
While cost and implementation are budgetary concerns, advancement of such technology such as the iPad in the
arena of public education is having influence on the academic and social experiences of students. This paper defines
business intelligence and iPad technology. Additionally drawing on the research of Jensen and Morreale, it
examines critical factors for academic success through a quantitative study of high school junior and senior students
enrolled in a gifted program in the Steubenville, OH City School system, and presents findings on Attitude and
Satisfaction on the use of iPad technology, Academic Engagement, Academic Performance, and Social Support

Studies indicate that enrollment of military and US veterans in college is expected to grow because of benefits
available through the Post 9/11 GI Bill and the Yellow Ribbon Program. Likewise, Universities and colleges have
undergone studies examining the effect of iPad technology on the academic experiences on students. This article
focuses on research of iPad technology and its influences on the academic preparation experiences of US military
and veteran students at Robert Morris University located outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The field of evolutionary developmental psychology can potentially broaden the horizons of
mainstream evolutionary psychology by combining the principles of Darwinian evolution by natural
selection with the study of human development, focusing on the epigenetic effects that occur between
humans and their environment in a way that attempts to explain how evolved psychological
mechanisms become expressed in the phenotypes of adults. An evolutionary developmental
perspective includes an appreciation of comparative research and we, among others, argue that
contrasting the cognition of humans with that of nonhuman primates can provide a framework with
which to understand how human cognitive abilities and intelligence evolved. Furthermore, we argue
that several «immature» aspects of childhood (e.g., play and immature cognition) serve both as
deferred adaptations as well as imparting immediate benefits. Intense selection pressure was surely
exerted on childhood over human evolutionary history and, as a result, neglecting to consider the early
developmental period of children when studying their later adulthood produces an incomplete picture
of the evolved adaptations expressed through human behavior and cognition.

Crisis communication is an essential aspect of disaster and crisis management for governments; this is particularly true for local governments, which are first into an event response and last out, and on the front lines of response and recovery. In this article, crisis communication is reviewed generally and then in the context of the 2011 Souris (Mouse) River flood in Minot, North Dakota. Using analysis of primary interview data, I deliberate on the potential that exists for public communication to enhance the responsiveness of government in addressing the public’s needs under threat of hazard or disaster. Results and discussion of the analysis are provided. I find that the city learned from the challenges of the flood in a way that suggests improved responses for future events. The case represents an expression of good governance in what have been dark times for the public sector.

A handwritten letter to Ebenezer Storer regarding restitution to the East India Company for the tea that was destroyed

October 4, 1773 letter addressed to the committee of correspondence for the town of Boston