The Ministry of Education of Ontario in Canada is offering free online math help for students grade 7-10 via a platform called Homework Help. All teachers are employed by the state and students connect via live chat and interactive whiteboards.

Following its strategy of becoming the one-stop-shop for students from college to university Chegg acquired Zinch, a platform that connects students to scholarships.

Also in the student recruiting space McGraw-Hill lead a $1.6 million funding round for Unigo, an information and resource platform for college application and financial aid.

The University of London became YouTube EDU’s 100th partner. Looking at the history of the university it is a natural fit as the University of London is the world’s oldest provider of distance degrees.

CommonCraft videos and the website are now available in 8 different languages, making a truly global resource for educators and trainers world wide.

I also interviewed Dave Schappell of TeachStreet about the Startup Weekend EDU in Seattle at the end of this month.

Finally, you can listen to all the education news that did not make it into a blog post in the new “After Hours” format on EDUKWEST.