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Free math materials for students, teachers, and parents

There are free resources for students, teachers, and parents over at Math Goodies.

Math Goodies is a free math help site featuring interactive lessons, puzzles and worksheets. We have provided free homework help since 1999! There are more than 400 pages of activities for students, educators and parents.

They also offer a CD with even more activities for use offline.

Height a predictor of higher education?

According to an article on MSNBC.com, Tall men get better education:

“Men taller than 194 centimeters (6-foot-4)
were two to three times more likely to obtain a higher education when
compared with men shorter than 165 centimeters,” it added.Feeding
variables into the study such as social background or intelligence as
measured by IQ altered the outcome slightly, but a clear link between
height and educational attainment remained, the research said.

Microsoft licences ‘not value for money’, say schools

Microsoft licences ‘not value for money’, say schools: ZDNet Australia: Jobs: News Trends

In a series of interviews with education professionals at the Bett educational technology show in London, ZDNet UK found broad consensus that Microsoft educational licensing agreements are too expensive.

Especially when there happens to be good alternatives to Windows and Office.