Mavis Beacon Was a Fictional Character Played by a Real Saks Employee. Here's the Surprising Amount She Was Paid by the Typing Empire

As the New York Times reported in 1998, it was Les Crane who first spotted the woman who would be Mavis. Crane was a former ...
Nature

How learning handwriting trains the brain: the science behind the cursive wars

Handwriting requirements were cut from school curricula around the world. Now it’s looping back, riding on a wave of evidence.
CNET

This Simple iOS Trick Makes Typing Accurately a Total Breeze

With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings, and more. Jen Karner has spent the last 10 years ...
BBC

Primary Modern Foreign Languages

Audio/video resources to support French language learning at Key Stage 2. The content includes songs, stories and games focused on grammar, vocabulary and punctuation. A collection of videos exploring ...
NPR

1A

Listening to the news can feel like a journey. But 1A guides you beyond the headlines – and cuts through the noise. Let's get to the heart of the story, together – on 1A.