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While technology and tutors are great, they don’t change schools built for an industrial workforce 120 years ago, he said. The education system needs an overhaul, with educators and support systems — such as teacher training, recruitment and retention — that address the needs of all students. … [Read more...] about ‘Maker’ labs, coding class and reading clubs: Salesforce giving boosts SF, Oakland schools

“The biggest advantage of remote is being able to hire without geographical boundaries” said Henrique Dubugras, co-founder and co-CEO of Brex. He said the company will continue to have offices in San Francisco, Salt Lake City, New York and Vancouver, British Columbia, but that employees no longer need to show up at a physical location to work, continuing the remote model the coronavirus pandemic has forced on many companies. … [Read more...] about Silicon Valley startup Brex joins ‘remote first’ trend in response to pandemic

In Wisconsin, CTCL has granted a total of $6.3 million in municipal funding from private sources to the Cities of Green Bay, Kenosha, Madison, Milwaukee, and Racine. The grants were issued directly to the cities and not the Wisconsin Board of Elections, which is responsible for managing elections throughout the state. A plurality of the funds — about 40% — went to support both vote-by-mail and early voting efforts. Around $1 million dollars went to “voter outreach and education efforts.” … [Read more...] about Wisconsin Voters Alliance Files Complaint Against Zuckerberg-Funded Group for Election Meddling

Editor's note: Based on reporting done by a content partner, this article initially indicated that people would be given money to relocate. That information was inaccurate. We have edited our report to reflect information provided by officials in Kaitangata.  … [Read more...] about New Zealand town with ‘too many jobs’ offering packages of land and homes for $165k