• AT&T makes largest-ever investment in video games-based education

  From The Verge:

  Telecom company AT&T will invest $3.8 million into a video games-based education program, the largest donation ever made by the company.

  The program, developed by nonprofit startup company GameDesk, aims to test whether gaming can aid at-risk students by motivating them to stay in school, raise test...

• The Communal Cost of 'Free'

  From The Jewish Daily Forward:

  The first ever New York ELI talks, the Jewish version of the now famous TED talks, debuted on May 14 with a provocative and inspired monologue by David Bryfman. Australian born, casually dressed, he took to the stage before a hundred or so invited...

• Panel on Jewish activism will go on, but not at BJE

  From San Francisco's Jweekly:

  An upcoming panel discussion on the topic of Jewish activism has experienced more than its fair share of action even before taking place. "Reclaiming Jewish Activism: Rediscovering Voices of Our Ancestors" originally was going to be held next week at the Bureau of Jewish Education's...

• Abrams Hebrew Academy announces new grant and scholarship opportunities

  From PhillyBurbs.com:

  Abrams Hebrew Academy is pleased to announce two exciting new grant and scholarship opportunities for area Jewish families.

  The Jewish Day School Collaborative, a project of the Kohelet Foundation, has provided funding for a select number of students to receive tuition grants and scholarships for the coming academic...

• Israel Advocacy on Campus Gets New App

  From The Jewish Week:

  In response to a changing attitude toward Israel on college campuses, the Israel advocacy group StandWithUs lauched in 2001. Its goal was to serve as an informational guerrilla unit of sorts and work with established campus organizations like Hillel to combat anti-Semitism and anti-Israel propaganda....

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