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Apprenticeships are Bringing New Workers to Heritage Industries
Apprenticeship programs for heritage industries, such as logging and aquaculture, which can be very small are being adopted by community colleges and can help students learn on the job.
Are Your Slides Too Cute? 3 Presentation Tips That Center Student Understanding
High school English teacher Christina Scheffel shares tips for designing accessible, purposeful classroom materials.
As Enrollment in Online College Grows, Students Wonder: Why Does it Cost So Much?
Rather than lowering the price, some universities use online courses to subsidize everything else.
Tips for Helping Kids Manage Emotions When They’re Intense and Difficult
Emotions can signal to oneself and others how one needs to be treated. Having some tools at the ready can help kids shift to a calmer state of being.
Chaos and Confusion as the Statistics Arm of the Education Department is Reduced to a Skeletal Staff of 3
Acting stats chief booted after only 15 days in the job; fate of the Nation’s Report Card unclear.
The Education Department is Being Cut in Half. Here’s What’s Being Lost
The U.S. Education Department's Office for Civil Rights, Institute of Education Sciences and Office of Federal Student Aid were especially impacted by the cuts announced on Tuesday.
With AI Changing Everything, Here’s How Teachers Can Shape the New Culture of Learning
The impact of artificial intelligence is growing, and that means educators and parents must keep a closer eye on how learning is evolving as well.
Handwriting Helps Kids Learn. Here’s How to Make the Most of It
Handwriting strengthens literacy, memory and learning, making it a crucial skill even in today’s tech-driven world.
Why is Teaching Reading Comprehension Such a Big Challenge?
New study says few teachers use methods tested by years of research.
Serve and Return: How Talking with Young Children Helps Them Flourish
A growing number of cities, states and individual child care programs are pouring resources into training teachers on the importance of talking to kids as much as possible.
Relationship Repairing Skills Every Adult Should Learn to Help the Kids in Their Lives
Great teachers are always developing ways to build relationships with their students. But what can they do if those relationships break down?
Former Trump Commissioner Blasts DOGE Education Data Cuts
Public trust in vital information is likely to suffer as research funds are slashed.
Rollback of Diversity Efforts Leaves Teachers Wondering About Effects on Black History Month
The Education Department's efforts to keep racial diversity out of schools has left educators wondering how and when to teach students about Black history, especially during Black History Month.
Here’s How a Small Break From Your Smartphone Can Boost Your Mood
What would happen if you blocked the internet from your cellphone for two weeks? A bunch of millennial researchers wanted to answer that question. Here's what they found.
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Microsoft buying 'Minecraft' isn't as crazy as it sounds
The VergeThe same Minecraft that has sold over 50 million copies, created by the outspoken Markus "Notch" Persson? The same Notch that accused Microsoft ...Minecraft Is Expected to Be Acquired by Microsoft - New York TimesMicrosoft Near Deal to Buy Minecraft Maker Mojang - Wall Street Journal
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Report: Microsoft Closes In On Deal To Purchase Minecraft Developer
Matt BertzThe deal would go some way to bolstering Microsoft's first-party lineup for the Xbox One, which is notably thin at the moment. Minecraft has already ...Report: Microsoft may buy Minecraft studio Mojang
Jessica CondittMicrosoft is in serious discussions to buy Mojang, the independent Swedish studio responsible for Minecraft, in a deal estimated at more than $2 ...Report: Microsoft In Discussions To Buy Minecraft Developer Mojang
IshaanMicrosoft are in “serious discussions” to acquire Mojang, the developer of Minecraft, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.Microsoft to acquire Minecraft maker Mojang for $2bn says WSJ
A source with knowledge of the matter cited by the WSJ has claimed that Microsoft is close to making a deal to purchase Mojang, the developer behind ...Top 10 Microsoft Developer Links for the Week of September 1, 2014
RobCaronA blog by Rob Caron that focuses on Visual Studio and the Microsoft developer story.Here's Why Microsoft Might Spend $2 Billion On A Video Game With No Ending
Karyne LevyOn Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Microsoft was close to acquiring Mojang AB, the Swedish indie game company that makes the ...Noisy Xbox One? Microsoft Will Replace It For Free
Griffin VacheronMicrosoft has acknowledged that noisy Xbox Ones exist, and has offered to replace them for affected users.What do you want from Windows 9? Can Microsoft get it right?
Mark WilsonMicrosoft has its listening ears on these days. When it comes to Windows Phone, Xbox One, and Office, the company has been far more responsive to ...(MSFT) Presents at Deutsche Bank Technology Conference 2014
SA TranscriptsMicrosoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) Deutsche Bank Technology Conference 2014 September 9, 2014 5:40 p.m. ET Executives Karl Keirstead ...
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Microsoft gifts @messenger to Facebook as MSN Messenger retires
The VergeMicrosoft's MSN Messenger service, also known as Windows Live Messenger, is shutting down after 15 years, and the software maker is passing the ...Microsoft Reportedly on Verge of Acquiring Minecraft
Talking Points MemoThe deal would reportedly value the company at $2 billion and would be the first major acquisition by newMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella. Though ...Microsoft Near Deal to Buy Minecraft Maker Mojang
Hacker News - Y CombinatorThis is interesting given that Mojang doesn't actually own the Minecraft IP, they license it from Notch who owns it (I believe) exclusively, that's how he's ...Windows Phone
TechRadarAnd given that Microsoft has acquired Nokia's phone business and wishes to make it its own, it's no surprise that it would drop the company's name ...
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Tesla deal on the line at Nevada special session
USA TODAYRENO -- Nevada's Legislature is scheduled to convene Wednesday to consider a $1.25 billion tax package for Tesla Motors, the electric car maker ...Landing Tesla is latest chapter in reinvention of Reno - Sacramento BeeLIVE NOW: Coverage from today's Tesla special session - Reno Gazette Journal This sports car runs on saltwater—but it's no threat to Tesla
QuartzAmong the other (somewhat outlandish, and as yet unverified) claims: It takes 2.8 seconds to go from 0 to 62 miles per hour (the Tesla Model S takes ...-
Tesla among brands rolling out new 2015 SUVs
Reno Gazette JournalTen brands — Audi, BMW, Chevrolet, Honda, Jeep, Lexus, Lincoln, Maserati, Mercedes andTesla — are rolling out new vehicles to cash in on the ...
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Nevada lawmakers considering $1.3B Tesla package
By SCOTT SONNER, Associated PressCARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Opposition emerged Wednesday as Nevada lawmakers began negotiating over whether to approve a complex package ...Rushing Legislators to Rob Peter to Pay Tesla
Chuck MuthBy most accounts, this Tesla deal is almost too good to be true. Uh-oh. If all goes as choreographed, the special session of the Legislature to approve ...Lawmakers poised to review $1.3B Tesla package
Nevada lawmakers are gathering at the state Capitol in Carson City in anticipation of a special session to consider an extraordinary package of tax ...To Sign New Deal With Toyota Motor Corp
David BettencourtTesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk revealed in a news conference in Tokyo that a new deal with Toyota Motor Corporation (NYSE:TM) ...10 Things You Don't Know About Edison vs Tesla
David J. KentThey were interested in doing a program on the rivalry between Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla. I spoke with the producer and provided my thoughts ...Tesla Update(s)
atdnextWhy Tesla? Why Apple? Yet why not Switch? And why not any other company willing to tell us what we want to hear about "economic development"?
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Memo: SA's incentives for Tesla topped Nevada's
San Antonio Express-NewsOn Thursday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk declared a location just east of Reno, Nevada, as the winner for the coveted gigafactory, which Nevada Gov.Tesla Battery Plant Payroll Seen At $370 Million By 2018 In Nevada Study
Fox BusinessA study commissioned by the Nevada governor's office estimates Tesla will spend as much as $370 million a year on payroll in the state once it ramps ...Poll: Following Tesla's Reno move, should California streamline its environmental regulations?
The Sacramento BeeOfficials for electric car company Tesla say their decision to locate a key industrial park - they call it a “Gigafactory” - near Reno had less to do with ...How Will Tesla (TSLA) Stock React As Nevada Considers Tax Breaks for Battery Factory?
TheStreetNEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of Tesla Motors Inc. (TSLA) are slightly higher in pre-market trade as Nevada lawmakers today consider ...San Antonio says its Tesla bid surpassed Nevada's
Charlotte ObserverSAN ANTONIO San Antonio's economic development czar says the Alamo City's bid for Tesla's proposed $5 billion battery factory was superior to the ...Lawmakers poised to review $1.3B Tesla package
ABC 12 – WJRT – Flint, MINevada lawmakers are gathering at the state Capitol in Carson City in anticipation of a special session to consider an extraordinary package of tax ...
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