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Udacity, Amara Partner To Provide Free College Courses In Almost Any Language - Forbes

Udacity, Amara Partner To Provide Free College Courses In Almost Any Language - Forbes | Students with dyslexia & ADHD in independent and public schools | Scoop.it

"...Udacity,one of the world’s leading online education portals, yesterday announced a partnership with translation platform Amara to caption and translate more than 5,000 educational videos. The move allows Udacity to reach a global audience and to deepen its engagement with its rapidly growing user base.

“The online education space has emerged just as the production and consumption of online video has exploded,” said Nicholas Reville, CEO of Amara. “Video is the central medium that allows online education to flourish globally. But, video is harder and more expensive to translate and is not as searchable as text. That’s where Amara comes in....”

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Infographic: Rise of Residential Segregation by Income

Infographic: Rise of Residential Segregation by Income | Students with dyslexia & ADHD in independent and public schools | Scoop.it

"Residential segregation by income has increased during the past three decades across the United States and in 27 of the nation’s 30 largest major metropolitan area, according to a new analysis of census tract and household income data by the Pew Research Center.  The analysis finds that 28% of lower-income households in 2010 were located in a majority lower-income census tract, up from 23% in 1980, and that 18% of upper- income households were located in a majority upper-income census tract, up from 9% in 1980."  This interactive map allows the user to explore the 10 largest metropolitan areas in the U.S. To read the article associated with this map, see: http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2012/08/01/the-rise-of-residential-segregation-by-income/


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