Gates Foundation Donates $20 Million to New Educational Tools

It was announced yesterday that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is donating $20 million towards the cause of creating new interactive educational tools, including video games and social networking sites promoting math, science, and literacy, to support the new Common Core Standards.  The foundation is partnering with Pearson and America's Choice.  Florida Virtual School will also develop four digital courses utilizing the tools, which are expected to be ready for use by teachers nationwide in 2013-2014.  A number of the tools are expected to be free.  http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iy60FQzVE2r5TL_zv95cTq8nqDFg?docId=ce608bb8dd0147d8bbec7e863f9352ab