Andy Kim

Recent Articles

• Read a Book, Make Five Bucks
• Jul 1, 2010
• Some elementary school students in Maryland are making money this summer by reading books.
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• Protecting Officials from Distracted Driving
• Jun 28, 2010
• Louisiana state officials are participating in a pilot study that uses devices to render cell phones virtually useless in moving vehicle.
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• Reforming Teacher Evaluations in Chicago
• Jun 24, 2010
• Findings on Chicago's first year with a pilot teacher evaluation system include more consistent evaluations and more low-performing teachers.

• Making Money When It’s Sunny
• Jun 21, 2010
• The Oregon Public Utility Commission is providing residents and businesses with a long-term solution for offsetting the installation costs of solar panels: payment for the power they generate.

• The Homeless Get Homes
• Jun 17, 2010
• Tempe, Ariz., and Maricopa County are test-running a long-term solution to helping homeless people get back on track.
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• The Not-So-"Big 12"
• Jun 17, 2010
• The Buffaloes and Cornhuskers flew the Big 12 coop. Texas legislators got involved in keeping that coop together. Here's why.

• A Cooler Way to Pave Streets
• Jun 14, 2010
• New York City is test-driving a new, cooler way to pave roads that's energy- and time-efficient.

• Swabbing Stolen Cars
• Jun 10, 2010
• Two cities are gauging the effectiveness of using DNA evidence to identify and apprehend car thieves.

• How to Train Your Bouncer
• Jun 7, 2010
• Bouncers in Polk County, Iowa, bars are being trained to maintain the safety of patrons and workers. Some lawmakers want to take it statewide.

• Drive Less, Win Prizes
• Jun 3, 2010
• Arvada, Colo., residents now have an online resource to help them find alternative methods of transportation – and win prizes.

• Keeping Track of Rental Cars’ Tickets
• May 24, 2010
• Hawaii's Vehicle Monitoring Service saves car rental companies' time and money in keeping tabs on tickets.

• Prisons Sustain Themselves
• May 17, 2010
• Prisons across the country are implementing self-sufficient food programs to save money.

• Using Voices to Fight Medicaid Fraud
• May 13, 2010
• Find out how Florida plans on using voice-recognition technology to fight health-care fraud.

• Cloud-Computing Goes to School
• May 3, 2010
• Oregon's K-12 classrooms now have access to Google's cloud-computing system.

• Help From Above
• Apr 26, 2010
• The days of 911 operators only knowing callers' street location are over. They now visually inspect the area of an inbound caller's location through 3-D-like images.