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Bookshare en Puerto Rico

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I am lucky to be able to contribute this passion to Benetech by providing outreach and membership support in Spanish to the commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Why shouldn’t visually impaired and disabled students in the United States have easy access to the study of the languages? This photo was taken in a library in San Juan.

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Our EveryAction Hero: World Central Kitchen

Everyaction

Last year disaster relief once again became the main focus of our organization as we activated and served over 4 million meals in Peru, Houston, Puerto Rico, and California. And it worked really well in Puerto Rico - we’ve served over 3.6 We're currently active in 10 different countries. million meals!

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Student social good startups collect $95K in T-Mobile competition

TechCrunch

A diverse collection of students with big ideas will split about $95,000 in prize money after competing in T-Mobile’s Changemaker Challenge. Robotic rehabilitation glove wins Microsoft’s 20th Imagine Cup for student inventors. Books N Bros (St. Some of these are pretty legit.

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“Seeding by ceding”: What we know about the latest group of organizations funded by MacKenzie Scott

Candid

These included higher education institutions with students from underserved communities, arts organizations, and social sector infrastructure organizations. and Puerto Rico. Editor’s note: Scott awarded a grant to Candid.) . Geography . Half of the grantees were located in California, New York, or D.C.

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4 ways to ensure Latin America’s growing pot of capital drives long-term growth

TechCrunch

Sebastián Vidal is the chief innovation officer at Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust and former executive director at parallel18. In addition, Parallel18 released a talent app for freelancers, students and professionals to find and apply to work with local international startups. Sebastián Vidal. Contributor.

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University & Higher Education Advertising + Fundraising Study

Whole Whale

Online-focused institutions like Southern New Hampshire University and National University lead in advertising spend, investing heavily in student acquisition through marketing channels. Which states spend the most on university advertising?

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TikTok’s biggest problem is outside its control

The Verge

The company’s home was conspicuously absent from the list of 48 states — along with Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia — that are taking part in a separate investigation led by Texas. Tech giants joined a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its efforts to strip foreign students of their visas. “In Governing. ?

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