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Seeking ways to improve education, Garrett Johnson has organized technology competitions called hackathons where participants such as students, teachers, and engineers build applications designed to improve secondary and higher education systems. These applications can include ways for teachers to improve skills, more productive study habits for students, improving school safety, or any number of ideas related to education. Several hackathons have been planned for around the country, including a virtual hackathon, entry is free, and each contest will award $5,000 in prizes to the winners.
Source: Nancy Dahlberg, "Hackathon tackling education reform this week," Miami Herald, October 7, 2013.
-Refer to the Article Summary. The article addresses education reform by way of newly designed applications. Education reform could lead to a more skilled and better trained public. A more skilled and better trained public would

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A more skilled and better trained public would increase the productivity of the workforce, making it more attractive for firms to hire more workers. This would shift the market demand curve for labor to the right, leading to an increase in both employment and wages.

Article Summary Seeking Ways to Improve Education, Garrett Johnson Has Organized Technology