When a Textbook Is Online, Not on Paper

Electronic books have changed the way many people read for pleasure.
Now online textbooks are changing the way some students learn and some teachers teach.
More than one hundred seventy-five thousand students attend the public schools in Fairfax County, Virginia, outside Washington.

Big Investors, Small Farmers in Africa: a Fair Deal?

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Big Investors, Small Farmers in Africa: a Fair Deal?

Foreign investment in African land is growing. Countries like China, Saudi Arabia and South Korea are leasing or buying millions of hectares to grow food for their people.

Research shows that many large land deals lack protections for small farmers.

Contracts may guarantee leases for up to ninety-nine years, leaving local people without land for generations.

Better practices balance exports with local food needs and give farmers ways to enforce promises by investors.

They also make clear what kinds of jobs and how many jobs will be created.