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• Tech industry titans urge US to better fund science ed
• Quitting Birth Control to Save Money
• Pittsburgh Public Schools extend teachers contracts to 2017
• What Employers Think of Your Online Master's in Engineering
• Bangladesh jails Hindu teachers for 'abusing Islam'

Tech industry titans urge US to better fund science ed Posted: 26 Apr 2016 02:04 PM PDT Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook and Mark Zuckerberg were among tech titans who joined school officials, non-profits and state leaders to urge the US government to better back teaching computer science. The heads of Amazon, Apple and Facebook were among powerhouse names Tuesday on an open letter as well as a petition online at change.org calling for the US to become a leader in computer science education in public schools. "Whether a student aspires to be a software engineer, or if she just wants a well-rounded education in today's changing world, access to computer science in school is an economic imperative for our nation to remain competitive," read a petition aimed at the US Congress.

Quitting Birth Control to Save Money Posted: 26 Apr 2016 07:47 AM PDT That's the risky decision this reader made: I'm in my late twenties. Growing up, I was much wealthier than most of my peers—both of my parents made about $100,000. They covered my out-of-state college tuition, let me stay at home while I took unpaid summer internships and, when I got a postgrad job, helped me pay my half of the rent for the city apartment I shared with a friend. All this to say, even though the deck seemed stacked in my favor, I've suffered through my fair share of financially impotent moments. The worst of it started about five years ago.

Pittsburgh Public Schools extend teachers contracts to 2017 Posted: 26 Apr 2016 07:46 AM PDT Pittsburgh Public Schools have extended the district's contracts with its teachers union through June 30, 2017. The previous contract expired last year on June 30, and the sides have been negotiating ever ...

What Employers Think of Your Online Master's in Engineering Posted: 26 Apr 2016 06:30 AM PDT When Travis Horton of Louisiana, an engineer at CITGO Petroleum Corporation, decided a few years ago to pursue a master's degree in chemical engineering, he enrolled in an online program at Columbia University. Employers in the field of engineering have generally become accepting of online graduate degrees in the past few years, engineering recruiters say, particularly as well-established universities have built up their programs -- though a few employers would still favor the traditional student. "Now that you're seeing more and more people in that hiring chair that have come from perhaps their own online education, you're seeing a lot more acceptance to it," says Jack Cullen, president of Modis, a tech staffing agency with more than 70 branch offices throughout North America.

Bangladesh jails Hindu teachers for 'abusing Islam' Posted: 26 Apr 2016 04:57 AM PDT A court in southern Bangladesh sentenced two Hindu schoolteachers to six months in jail for making "abusive" remarks about Islam that led a mob to attack their school, a magistrate said Tuesday. The headteacher and another staff member at the Hijla High School in the town of Chitalmari were found guilty of "hurting the religious sentiments" of Muslim students and their parents. "They have made abusive comments about Islam and the Prophet Mohammed during a class session," said magistrate Anwar Parvez, who handed down the verdict Monday after the teachers pleaded guilty.

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