Portman Pushes GOP Plan Linking Unemployment Insurance with Job Training (IdeaStream) – The Senate is currently considering two bills to renew the federal unemployment program. Sen. Portman discussed the key points of the Republican plan that include a requirement to seek job training or do volunteer work.
IBM Analytics Improve BMW Auto Quality (Information Week) – Using sensors to collect nearly 15,000 data points on its cars, BMW is looking to reduce the number of errors made while its new models are still in the prototype stage using big data analytics.
Essay-Grading Software Seen as Time-Saving Tool (Education Week) – As essay grading software continues to improve many teachers are using it to help reduce the time needed to grade papers, allowing them to assign more writing projects to provide students with more writing practice.
Colorado Administrator Forges New Path for School Librarians
(Education Week) – A Colorado school district has found great success by redefining its librarians as digital literacy teachers that help students learn how to conduct research online along with their traditional librarian roles.
Mayfield Schools will adopt STEM in 2014-15, build $5 million Center for Innovation (Cleveland.com) – Mayfield City Schools has adopted a new STEM based approach to education that includes a number of new programs, course offerings, and a $5 million Center for Innovation.
