Podcasts - Linked for Literacy

Podcasts - Linked for Literacy


Episode 2 - In the News

October 31, 2014

In this episode: Tuition-free colleges and universities are becoming widespread in other countries, such as Germany and Finland. College professors seem to be skeptical of the effectiveness of online instruction, even as they become more and more common. A Marion, OH high school student will graduate this spring - but unlike her classmates, she'll be picking up an Associate's degree weeks before a diploma. Teach For America is extremely protective of their image, spending $3.5 million in the last 3 years on marketing and advertising alone. New Orleans nonprofit, 4.0 Schools, is investing $40k in any startup company that thinks it has a solution to parents' needs. We Give Books, a Pearson product, becomes a member of the First Book family. For Halloween, Toledo SWAT team members dressed up like superheroes to entertain children sick in the hospital.