Summit Focuses on Blending of Technology, the Arts
Attendees at a conference on "reimagining education," emphasized blending the use of technology with other subjects, including the arts. Read Full Post >
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May 31, 2013
May 31, 2013
STEM Education Gets Lift From Helios Foundation, NASA Mini-Grants
The University of South Florida is getting $3 million from a private foundation to develop a new teacher preparation pipeline for STEM middle school teachers. Read Full Post >
May 13, 2013
Join Education Week Webinar on New Education Entrepreneurship Programs
Education Week is hosting a webinar on Tuesday, May 14 at 2 p.m. Eastern, on universities creating programs in K-12 entrepreneurship. Read Full Post >
April 23, 2013
Obama Announces STEM AmeriCorps Initiative at Science Fair
President Obama hosted his third White House Science Fair yesterday. During the event, he announced a new STEM initiative as part of the AmeriCorps program. Read Full Post >
April 12, 2013
Obama Budget Features New Plans for STEM, High Schools
President Obama's new budget request calls for creating new STEM education programs, as well as a High School Redesign initiative. Read Full Post >
April 12, 2013
Arizona STEM Grants Aim to Fuel Models for Effective Teaching
Nearly $2 million in grants to Arizona schools and districts seek to develop models for STEM education that can be more broadly used around the state. Read Full Post >
April 12, 2013
Early Science-Standards Adopters May Include Kentucky, Maine
Maine and Kentucky may prove to be two of the states that act most quickly in adopting the Next Generation Science Standards. Read Full Post >
March 28, 2013
Engineering Builds Steam in K-12 Education
Recent developments suggest engineering education is starting to gain a firmer foothold in the K-12 arena. Read Full Post >
March 20, 2013
Latest Ed-Tech Tactics, Barriers to Implementation, Discussed by Expert Panel
Experts on a Brookings Institution panel discussion today agreed that using technology to improve schools requires a systemic change. Read Full Post >
March 14, 2013
Algebra, Geometry Courses Show Little 'Truth-in-Labeling,' Study Finds
Many students who completed Algebra I and geomery courses with an 'honors' label were not very rigorous, a new study finds. Read Full Post >
