California’s Brown Signs Bill to Increase Computer Science Education
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) California Governor Jerry Brown has signed into law a bill that will implement a three-year planning process to increase computer science education across all grade levels in public schools throughout the state. Assembly Bill 2329 will require State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson to put together a 23-person advisory panel […]
Michigan’s Snyder Receives Third Grade Reading Bill
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Michigan Governor Rick Snyder began his campaign to improve third-grade reading performance over a year ago. This week, legislators sent him a bill that would require educators to render more assistance to young readers who were struggling and hold them back if they are too far behind in their skills. Experts […]
Your Sky TV monthly bill could DROP next month, and this is why
SKY is making some dramatic changes to its Sky Movies offering which could see some customers save a whopping £18 a month. Daily Express :: Tech Feed
You can now discount your monthly smartphone bill by watching a few adverts
REDUCE your monthly mobile bill by sitting through a few adverts, Tesco Mobile has promised UK smartphone customers. Daily Express :: Tech Feed
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Pledges More Money for Common Core
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced plans to increase their efforts to help teachers and educators adapt to Common Core standards. Gates Foundation CEO Sue Desmond-Hellman said that the material associated with the Common Core can be difficult for many teachers to master. She added that teachers are spending more time […]
Soaring cost of teaching migrant children: £3 BILLION bill ‘another reason to quit EU’
THE cost of educating 700,000 children from the EU in British schools has hit £3.2billion a year. Daily Express :: News Feed
British taxpayers face £1.8BILLION bill to help Turkey join the EU
TURKEY and a string of Balkan states will be given a £1.8BILLION boost from the British taxpayer to prepare them to join the European Union , anti-Brussels campaigners warned last night. Daily Express :: World Feed