MS-BASIC 1.1 introduced programming to a generation - now you can download it for free

That was almost 50 years ago; since then, Microsoft has embraced open-source software. In recent years, Microsoft has started releasing some of its classic operating systems and programs as open ...
GBH

A record number of students lack basic reading skills. Can this approach help?

Experts weigh how a linguistics-based approach, compared to the more recent "balanced literacy" methods, may increase ...
Business Wire

NEXT’s Basic Neuro-literacy Now Accredited by the Law Society of Ontario

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Law Society of Ontario officially accredits NEXT’s “Basic Neuro-Literacy Program for Lawyers and Paralegals” under its Continuing Professional Development designation. By ...
St. Louis American

Second Round of $1 Million Literacy Challenge Aims to Boost Reading Skills for St. Louis Students

To improve early literacy and close racial achievement gaps, The Opportunity Trust and St. Louis-based global technology firm Emerson have launched the second cohort of the Emerson Early Literacy ...
Campus Safety Magazine

New Jersey Teachers No Longer Required to Pass State’s Basic Literacy Test

Aspiring public school teachers in New Jersey are no longer required to pass the state’s basic skills exam in order to be certified. New Jersey Democratic Governor Phil Murphy passed Act 1669 as part ...