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Education to benefit from NI budget

Finance Minister Simon Hamilton says department of education will receive the “lion's share” of additional money in the Stormont budget.

Education Corporation of America Announces Stu Reed as Chief Executive Officer

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Jan. 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Education Corporation of America (ECA) is pleased to announce Stu Reed as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective Jan. 15. Formerly in the role of president and Chief Operating Officer at ECA, Reed will replace Tom Moore, who will become Vice Chairman of the ECA board of directors. As CEO, Reed will work to shape the strategic direction and …

LEGO® Education Enhances StoryStarter Offerings with Three Expansion Sets

Today, LEGO® Education announced three new StoryStarter Expansion Sets to enable students to create rich, detailed stories and reports. The Expansion Sets are to be combined with the StoryStarter Core Set, Curriculum Pack, and StoryVisualizer software, providing many additional lessons and opportunities for exploring a variety of writing styles.

Education secretary says he backs annual testing

WASHINGTON (AP) — Foreshadowing what could be a contentious battle with Congress, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Monday that rolling back federal testing requirements in math and reading would deprive students, parents and their schools of critical information needed to measure educational progress.