Why the Public Library Beats Amazon—for Now (The Wall Street Journal) – A number of companies including Amazon are now offering all you can read subscriptions for e-readers. However, public libraries are for now able to offer greater book selections for free, giving them an edge over tech companies.
Ohio ninth-graders face new requirements as school year begins
(The Columbus Dispatch) – As a new school year starts Ohio 9th graders will no longer have to face the OGT but instead will have to pass a series of 7 end of course exams to meet the new state graduation requirements.
Florida Polytechnic University, Flagship Solutions Group and IBM Announce Supercomputing Center (Market Watch) – Florida’s state university system is set to build open a new STEM focused school that will include a new supercomputer center thanks to a partnership with IBM.
Half Of Federal Student Loan Borrowers Not Paying On Time (Huffington Post) – New data has been released from the Dept. of Education, and it shows that 51% of Direct Loans, the most common type of student loan, are delinquent in one form or another.
Manufacturing association leaders join forces, calling for action on currency manipulation (The Plain Dealer) – A group of manufacturing association leaders met in Cleveland this week to discuss how to address the issue of currency manipulation being practiced by a number of countries including China.
