Workforce Diversity, Free SAT/ACT, Highest Paying Majors & More

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Monday, August 4, 2014 - 1:31pm

EBay’s Workforce Is More Diverse Than Peers, Report Shows (Bloomberg) – EBay Inc. (EBAY) said women make up 42 percent of its staff and 7 percent of its U.S. employees are black, a more diverse workforce than many other Silicon Valley technology companies.

Engineering Education: The US Department of Education Releases Innovative Initiatives (Ed.gov) – The Department of Education (ED) has announced a new round of experimental sites, or ex-sites, to provide flexibility to design programs that serve students better. 

Graduation, Calamity Days Get Overhauls (The Columbus Dispatch) – This year’s freshmen — the Class of 2018 — will be the first in recent years who don’t have to take the Ohio Graduation Test, and the need for calamity days to make up for school closures because of bad weather or other emergencies ends.

Ohio High School Students to Take ACT or SAT for Free, Thanks to State (Cleveland.com) – This fall's Ohio high school freshmen can take the ACT or SAT for free when they're juniors, courtesy of the state.

Top 10 Highest Paying College Majors (USA Today) – Here are 10 of the highest paying majors as ranked by College Factual.