U.S. Department of Education money will help public television develop projects promoting math and literacy for children ages 2 to 8.

Education Week reporters Alyson Klein and Sean Cavanagh discuss the races to watch.

A majority of states have at least one policy that limits the number of students that may be in a general education classroom, according to the Education Commission of the States. Among states that have changed their class-size policies since 2008, all have opted to relax those constraints.

The report suggests programs delivering instruction through multiple media platforms can lead to significant improvement in students' mathematics, numeracy, and phonics skills.

Summer programs that use multimedia may improve student literacy, numeracy, phonics skills, and math vocabulary, according to a study released by WestEd, a nonprofit education research organization. The report examines the Electric Company's Summer Learning Program, which is sponsored by the Sesame

A measure to renew the Elementary and Secondary Education Act faces steep political hurdles.

Students are learning how to research and write scripts, hone interviewing techniques, and edit video footage, and some teenagers are even earning certifications in media technology.

Have you noticed that the Internet is changing the world into a

Public libraries are moving deeper into digital learning, often in partnership with schools and other institutions, to help prepare students for the skills they'll need for college and careers.

Education Week takes a close look at the obstacles and opportunities for American Indian children in finding success in school and beyond.

Most districts have the technology to support the basic digital textbooks of today, but not the interactive, multimedia-rich ones of the future.

The California Teachers Association continues its assault on NCLB. To supplement its Web ads, it has turned to YouTube and radio ads. The YouTube video tears at heartstrings and predicts that NCLB will lead to the end of public education as we know it. The radio ad includes standard union criticism

The Newseum in Washington has just launched Decision 2012: Exploring Elections and the Media, an online resource for teaching about the presidential campaign and election.

Participate in a chat about how multimedia tools are transforming teaching and learning in core academic subjects.

This interactive map offers a quick way to examine state-by-state grades and summary data.

Video, audio, photo galleries and infographics on education news and issues from preschool through the 12th grade.

Track where schools are closed and their status for reopening.

Capital structure, or the DNAs of different sectors differ substantially.

JSE: Few listings, several delistings.

There's something distinctly un-sexy about the BFA Index by sector.

The McGregor BFA table showed surprising ‘all-rounder’ listings in the top 30 rankings.

Putting the 'p' in EPS.

The JSE fell on Tuesday as global markets tumbled on the back of a rout in crude oil prices.

"The entire energy market is still on a knife edge," says an economist.

The local bourse inched higher on Wednesday as global stocks took a breather following consecutive sessions of weakness.

Local stocks advanced for a second consecutive session on Thursday as global markets remained resurgent.

Oil prices made a spectacular comeback Thursday as fresh US-Iran tensions erupted, also helping equities advance after US labour market figures provided a glimmer of hope for the world's top economy.

Stock markets struggled on Friday as hopes of quickly finding a treatment for coronavirus were dashed, analysts said, and more crushing economic data delivered a body blow to confidence.

Equity markets have rallied Monday as countries eased coronavirus lockdown measures, but oil prices tumbled as a supply glut offset output cuts.

The precious metal eased for a third day after US equities hit the highest in almost seven weeks as states including Florida took steps toward easing restrictions.

Global markets rallied on the back of optimism that most governments were gearing up to at least partially reopen their economies following lockdowns to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

The surge in stocks was on the back of positive news from trials being conducted on a potential treatment for the coronavirus. With most economies looking to partially reopen their economies, this brought a jump across most asset classes including commodities.

Unprecedented demand for online services and entertainment during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns, along with a scramble for haven investments, have helped set South African stocks on course for a record month.

The local bourse had managed to open firmer following a rally in Asian stocks in earlier trading.

Stock markets plunged on Thursday after economic growth data confirmed fears of Covid-19's bruising impact on the world economy.

Swiss refiner Valcambi SA tried for five straight days last month to move a shipment of gold out of Hong Kong. Twice the metal was packed carefully onto a plane, only to be offloaded again.

Deep losses were recorded across most European benchmarks except the FTSE 100 which managed to trade relatively flat on the day.

Oil was headed for the longest run of daily gains in more than nine months on signs the worst of the supply glut may be over as production cuts start to take effect.

On the currency market, the rand traded softer against the greenback as it slipped to a session low of R18.77/$.

Still, there was disappointment in terms of economic data following the release of the SACCI Business Confidence index data for April which came in at 77.8, compared to a forecast of 89.2.

Oil headed for its first back-to-back weekly gain since February as output cuts from the biggest producers and a nascent recovery in demand began to rebalance a market awash with crude.

The rand strengthened against the greenback as it peaked at a session high of R18.30 before it was recorded trading 1.41% firmer at R18.32/$ at 17.00

Are you unhappy with your credit provider? Have you been given more debt than you can afford to pay back? Help is at hand, and it’s just an SMS away.

Timing, preparation and control are essential to getting paid fairly. This infographic by Adzuna is guide on how you can navigate your way to a salary increase.

The onus is on you to uncover any defects before you buy, writes Angelique Ruzicka.

SIM-swap fraud complaints seem to be on the rise with a growing number of victims coming forward to share their dreadful experiences. Vodacom offers some helpful tips.

Your smooth-talking builder may promise you the world, but you could end up in a world of pain, writes Angelique Ruzicka.

Mauritians are Africa's wealthiest individuals, while Zimbabweans count as the poorest, according to the latest Africa Wealth Report.

Unsuspected consumers are being targeted by fraudsters using the name of Sanlam to swindle cash out of them, the financial service provider has warned.