http://tiesteach.org Current Events en-us Tue, 10 Jun 2003 04:00:00 GMT 11 May 2012 21:53 http://www.nextgenscience.org/three-dimensions 11 May 2012 21:53 411 http://www.nextgenscience.org/next-generation-science-standards The first public draft of the Next Generation Science Standards is available from May 11 to June 1. We welcome and appreciate your feedback. 11 May 2012 21:48 410 The Next Generation Science Standards are based on the National Research Council (NRC) Framework for K–12 Science Education 7 May 2012 14:42 409 http://bayerus.online-pressroom.com/bayerus/assets/File/4%2018%2012%20BAYER%20UNVEILS%20NEW%20REPORT%20EXAMINING%20STATE%20OF%20US%20STEM.pdf 26 Apr 2012 08:25 70 /documents/Jan Morrison US News Press Release.pdf 17 Apr 2012 10:30 408 26 Apr 2012 08:26 407 /documents/Rich Rosen's NSBE award.pdf in 2008, Rich helped NSBE's Summer Engineering Experience for Kids (SEEK) move beyond Washington, D.C. to a second site in Columbus. 9 Apr 2012 16:22 406 /documents/Teacher Grants Image.jpg 3 Apr 2012 07:52 405 /documents/NSLN for website.pdf 2 Apr 2012 10:20 404 http://citizenibm.com/wp-content/uploads/STEM-Pathways-Playbook_Feb-2012.pdf 1 Apr 2012 08:42 69 http://www.nsbe.org/getmedia/047f1755-abcb-4f1f-be9d-e311bad5a3cc/Golden-Torch-Award-Winners-NM0312-(NSBE-Web).pdf.aspx 30 Mar 2012 13:26 403 /documents/2012 ExxonMobil LOFT Fellows application.doc 29 Mar 2012 12:00 402 http://dmlcompetition.net/media/4/BadgesforLifelongLearningAnnouncement.pdf The Badges for Lifelong Learning Competition winners were announced Thursday, March 1, at the Digital Media and Learning Conference 21 Mar 2012 14:14 401 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/breaking/bs-md-ci-western-robotics-team-20120306%2c0%2c48395.story 21 Mar 2012 09:55 68 http://www.doleta.gov/grants/find_grants.cfm The U.S. Department of Labor announces the availability of up to $500 million in grant funds to be awarded under the TAACCCT grants program 26 Feb 2012 08:33 67 http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/stem-education/2012/02/24/stem-associates-degree-pays-better-than-liberal-arts-bachelors People with an associate's degree in a STEM field earn more than those with a bachelor's degree in education or liberal arts, according to new data released Thursday by the United States Census Bureau. 25 Feb 2012 11:58 400 http://www.sacbee.com/2012/02/21/4278718/bold-commitments-aim-for-dramatic.html 100Kin10 partners pledge 24 million to develop 100,000 STEM teachers in the next decade. 21 Feb 2012 14:08 66 /documents/Final L&E_Design Princ-2011_TIES_v2.pdf 20 Feb 2012 11:08 399 http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/fy2013rd_doubling.pdf The 2013 Budget maintains the President’s commitment to double the budgets of three key science agencies in order to spur American innovation 16 Feb 2012 08:07 398 http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/pcast-executive-report-final_feb.pdf This report provides a strategy for improving STEM education during the first two years of college 15 Feb 2012 09:22 397 http://www.setforjobs.org/ SETforJOBS.org will be a multimedia site with video segments, including the Real People, Real Stories series, photos, articles, interactive activities, contest, educational tools and more. 13 Feb 2012 14:04 396 http://www7.nationalacademies.org/bose/Standards_Framework_Homepage.html The framework identifies the key scientific ideas and practices all students should learn by the end of high school. 13 Feb 2012 08:49 65 /documents/Jan Morrison Assessment by Design.pdf How do we know that students are learning? 12 Feb 2012 09:32 395 http://www.whotv.com/news/who-governors-stem-advisory-council--20120125,0,473794.story Wednesday was the second meeting of the governor's STEM Advisory Council, "STEM" standing for the “Science, Technology, Education and Math" initiative. The main objective is to raise student interest and achievement in those four topics, and eventually turn that interest into employment. 26 Jan 2012 12:00 64 http://www.theinnovationintake.com/ The Innovation Intake is the first nationally distributed publication dedicated to producing and driving high level conversation around critical STEM issues. 21 Jan 2012 14:45 394 /documents/ 100Kin10 Making Quick Progress Toward Goal of Training and Retaining 100,000 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Teachers in 10 Years 19 Jan 2012 11:10 63 http://doc.mediaplanet.com/all_projects/9434.pdf BLASTing OFF! How to engage the next generation in science, technology, engineering and math. 30 Dec 2011 21:49 393 http://doc.mediaplanet.com/all_projects/9434.pdf This special supplement provides a great awareness building tool to help spread the word about the importance of STEM education 30 Dec 2011 21:43 392 http://www.empirestem.org/pdf/EmpireSTEMNewsletter12.29.11 “STEM education” refers to the teaching and learning of the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics disciplines, in an integrated, innovative and applied fashion to a level of challenge sufficient for college and workforce readiness. 30 Dec 2011 15:21 391 http://fabacademy.org/2011/11/fab-academy-2012-open-for-application-official-dates/ The Fab Academy offers Certificates on relevant technical topics, and a Diploma aimed at vocational and technical training for employment and investment 27 Dec 2011 08:41 62 http://theunionmill.com/about/ Jan Morrison, President, TIES, and Executive Director, Envision, announces the opening of a new office at Union Mill in Baltimore, Maryland. 14 Dec 2011 18:00 390 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/new-one-stop-site-for-stem-education-information-november-30th-launch-of-stemconnectortm-web-site-2011-11-30 President of Howard University, Dr. Sidney Ribeau and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand salute the launch America's new STEMconnector(TM) Web Site Launches November 30th at 2 PM ET, hosted at KPMG in McLean, VA with hundreds tuning in across America. STEMconector(TM), the site for millions to use serves as a national gateway to "Who is doing What" in STEM with the "one stop" Information resource on STEM Education. "America is home to the world's strongest economy, greatest colleges and universities, and brightest minds," said Senator Gillibrand. "We must out-educate, out-innovate and out-build the global competition. STEMconnector is helping to prepare and inspire our students today, so they are prepared for the jobs of the future." The data on the site is compelling, such as California will need to fill 1,148,000 new STEM jobs by 2018 to stay competitive. Dr. Sidney Ribeau, president of Howard University speaks at the Launch and adds, "Howard plays a significant role in advancing the national STEM agenda. The world has changed dramatically in the last decade and our nation is especially challenged to meet the demand for a diverse and competitive work force. We look forward to partnering with STEMconnector on this important initiative." 30 Nov 2011 12:44 389 /documents/NSLN Launch - Interest Gauge.pdf March 21 - 22, Chicago, Illinois: Join TIES for the launch of the National STEM School Leadership Network. 27 Nov 2011 19:45 388 http://governor.nd.gov/media-center/news/dalrymple-thanks-hess-corporation-25-million-donation-enhance-north-dakota-educati Governor Jack Dalrymple and the Hess Corporation announced today that the global energy company is donating more than $25 million to fund “Succeed 2020,” a statewide education project aimed at helping North Dakota students become better prepared for college and careers. 13 Nov 2011 17:23 61 http://stemconnector.org/sites/default/files/files/STEM%20Connector%20Release%2011-9-11.pdf STEMconnector™ will launch its new website as the public’s One Stop Information resource on STEM Education 11 Nov 2011 11:26 387 http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/twenty-three-investing-innovation-applicants-named-2011-grantees-pending-private The U.S. Department of Education announced today 23 highest-rated Investing in Innovation (i3) applicants as potential grantees for the 2011 grant fund of the $150 million. The finalists, selected from nearly 600 applicants, must now secure matching private funds equivalent to at least 5% of Scale-up, 10% of Validation, or 15% of Development awards by December 9, 2011, in order to receive their grant. 10 Nov 2011 12:12 386 http://www.completionmatters.org/collaboration/stemtech-highlights-innovation-stem-education Overheard at 2011 STEMTECH 2011: “Technology doesn’t have to be scary - just innovative enough to make a change in how learners learn.” At the League for Innovation’s 2011 STEMTech Conference in Indianapolis, I attended workshops on innovations currently being used to enhance the teaching and learning of college STEM courses. As a Senior Research Associate at the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education, events like STEMtech provide me with an opportunity to assess the latest innovations in the college completion community. This blog highlights the ways educators are succeeding with innovation in education. 3 Nov 2011 12:48 385 http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2011/09/stem-focused_schools_on_rise_a.html MC2 STEM High School, brings a focus like many of the new schools on project-based learning and integrating STEM across the curriculum. 1 Nov 2011 13:33 384 http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/news/the_state_of_black_america_news/33756 The percentage of African-Americans earning STEM degrees has fallen during the last decade. 25 Oct 2011 08:11 383 http://www.ptc.com/appserver/wcms/forms/index.jsp?&im_dbkey=127530&im_language=en The Real World Design Challenge (RWDC) is an annual competition that provides high school students, grades 9-12, the opportunity to work on real world engineering challenges in a team environment 23 Oct 2011 16:59 382 http://www9.georgetown.edu/grad/gppi/hpi/cew/pdfs/stem-release.pdf STEM jobs are among the nation’s most highly-paid and fastest-growing 20 Oct 2011 11:35 60 http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/stem-education/2011/10/18/press-release-stem-summit-2012 U.S. News & World Report together with Innovate + Educate, STEMconnector™, and over 40 key organizations representing industry and education, will hold a major national event to focus policymakers and the public on the critical shortage of STEM skills in the American workforce 18 Oct 2011 21:32 381 http://ipolitics360.com/Videos/STEMSummit2012-gEgDFw1D0ug.htm US News & World Report together with Innovate+Educate, STEMconnector and over 40 key organizations representing business, industry and education, will hold a major national event to focus policymakers and the public on the critical shortage of science-related skills in the American workforce. The three-day session called STEM Summit 2012 will convene at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel on June 27, 28 and 29 and will explore solutions and successes in the STEM fields 17 Oct 2011 13:29 380 /documents/ 14 Oct 2011 10:14 378 http://opportunityequation.org/uploads/GrowingOpportunity_ATwo-YearUpdate.pdf Growing Opportunity: A Two-Year Update on The Opportunity Equation – features TIES among Carnegie's snapshots of high-performing groups. 12 Oct 2011 21:18 377 http://tiesteach.org/getinvolved.aspx As a successful RTT grant facilitator, TIES is available to help interested states increase their STEM education scores. Please contact us for details. 12 Oct 2011 14:46 376 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3Ka9hXsETc&feature=uploademail In the very near future NASA, Google, and computer manufacturer Lenovo are set to announce an interesting educational project. As I understand the gist of the effort from various sources, students will be asked to come up with ideas for experiments that can be performed on the ISS and submit a video via YouTube that describes their idea. Winners will be selected and the experiments described in the videos will actually be performed aboard the ISS. 10 Oct 2011 19:07 373 http://www.bradenton.com/2011/09/29/3535857/pasco-partners-with-nsta-to-award.html In partnership with the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), PASCO® is proud to announce the PASCO STEM Educator Awards to recognize excellence and innovation among STEM (science, technology, education and math) educators at the elementary, middle and high school levels. 1 Oct 2011 13:57 372 https://app.e2ma.net/app/view:CampaignPublic/id:26503.10765967962/rid:93bbaca3e6fa5fc136b628360913ca2a BHEF releases new model and case study on education & workforce "Learn and Earn" partnership 30 Sep 2011 16:42 371 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/80-partners-join-multi-sector-movement-to-tackle-nations-need-for-100000-excellent-math-and-science-teachers-in-10-years-2011-09-27 TIES is honored to have been selected by The Carnegie Corporation of NY for this important program. 100Kin10 is a multi-sector mobilization that responds to the national imperative to prepare, deploy, and support 100,000 excellent STEM teachers over the coming 10 years. Partners, including but not limited to corporations, school districts, museums, institutes of higher education, foundations, federal agencies, professional associations, states, and nonprofit organizations, apply their particular assets to creatively and strategically address the challenges of increasing the supply of excellent STEM teachers, developing and retaining excellent STEM teachers, and building the 100Kin10 movement. 12 Oct 2011 11:33 370 https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Fab_Lab_Request_for_Information_Survey Thinking of Installing a Fab Lab? Or maybe just beginning to research what a Fab Lab is? We want to hear from you. TIES and the Fab Foundation are conducting a survey to quantify the demand for Fab Labs. Click here to complete the short survey. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Fab_Lab_Request_for_Information_Survey 20 Oct 2011 13:20 369 /documents/ To be a Fab Lab means connecting to a global community of learners, educators, technologists, researchers, makers and innovators--a knowledge-sharing network that spans 23 countries and 24 time zones 22 Sep 2011 11:31 368 /documents/ATE_Fab Lab Learning Tour Save the Date.pdf Please join TIES on Thursday, November 3 to learn more about the academic and economic impact of Lorain County's Advanced Technological Center, Weld-Ed and Lorain's MIT Fab Lab. 15 Sep 2011 15:22 363 Documents/STEM Learn & Earn Summit for Website.pdf The STEM Learn & Earn Summit, which kicks off the 2011 STEMtech Conference, provides corporate executives, government officials, and education advocates an annual forum to discuss progress in STEM education and Learn & Earn Programs and share best practices among peers. 14 Sep 2011 14:17 362 http://thejournal.com/articles/2011/09/12/2012-science-teacher-grant-program-opens.aspx Applications for the 2012 Vernier/NSTA Technology Award program are now being accepted. Sponsored by the National Science Teachers Association and Vernier Software and Technology, the program awards cash, technology, and travel funds for science teachers who demonstrate innovation in inquiry-based learning activities involving data collection. Vernier is a manufacturer of instruments and software designed for scientific data collection. This year's competition will award up to seven prizes to K-12 and post-secondary educators (one elementary, two middle school, three high school, and one post-secondary educator). The prizes, valued at $3,000, include $1,000 cash, $1,000 in Vernier equipment, and up to $1,000 for travel expenses put toward attending the NSTA National Conference. 12 Sep 2011 18:07 361 http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/09/08/fact-sheet-american-jobs-act he President is proposing a $25 billion investment in school infrastructure that will modernize at least 35,000 public schools 8 Sep 2011 21:36 360 http://www.heartlandconnection.com/news/story.aspx?id=660213#.TmfhJNQ-8zc Governor Terry Branstad has selected state senator Mark Chelgren of Ottumwa to be on a new education council. Chelgren will be on the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics or ‘STEM’ advisory council. Lieutenant governor Kim Reynolds and University of Northern Iowa president Ben Allen are co-chairs. 7 Sep 2011 17:25 358 http://www.macon.com/2011/09/07/1691493/qa-with-wesley-fondal.html QUESTION: What is Starbase Robins? ANSWER: It’s part of the Department of Defense’s program focusing on STEM education, trying to get kids interested and involved in science and technology, engineering and math. Read more: http://www.macon.com/2011/09/07/1691493/qa-with-wesley-fondal.html#ixzz1XIv2S6qr 7 Sep 2011 17:22 357 http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/09/07/survey_looks_at_college_students_and_parents_attitudes_toward_stem_subjects Most college students studying for degrees in science, technology, engineering or math make the decision to do so in high school or before -- but only 20 percent say they feel that their education before college prepared them “extremely well” for those fields, according to a survey released today by Microsoft and polling company Harris Interactive. The survey, which asked college students pursing STEM degrees and the parents of K-12 students about attitudes toward STEM education, also found that male and female students enter the fields for different reasons: females are more likely to want to make a difference, while males are more likely to say they’ve always enjoyed games, toys or clubs focused on the hard sciences. 7 Sep 2011 17:21 356 /documents/2011 STEMtech STEM Learn and Earn Summit II invite.pdf 9 Sep 2011 11:08 355 http://www2.wrbl.com/news/2011/sep/01/csu-grant-will-help-graduate-more-high-school-math-ar-2352640/ Columbus State University will use a new education grant to help recruit and graduate more high school science and math teachers. “Hoping to draw talented students in math and science to consider teaching as an option we have a critical shortage of teachers in the community and throughout the state and we can't keep up with the demand,” said Tim Howard, the Director of the Math and Science Learning Center. 2 Sep 2011 16:02 354 http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/02/3880126/gencorp-foundation-grants-encourage.html The GenCorp Foundation continues to advance its mission of community support and giving with the announcement of its $202,800 in grants dedicated to nonprofit and educational groups. Organizations in Sacramento, Calif.; Camden, Ark.; Redmond, Wash. and Washington, D.C. will receive grants that primarily support Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education outreach efforts. Read more: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/09/02/3880126/gencorp-foundation-grants-encourage.html#ixzz1WpLVidVX 2 Sep 2011 15:59 353 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/jpmorgan-chase-co-to-double-engineering-internships-2011-08-31 JPMorgan Chase today announced it has committed to double the number of engineering interns it hires in 2012 and will be joining the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness initiative. The initiative aims to add 10,000 engineering graduates each year. "It is critical, particularly in today's challenging economic times, that we do all we can to grow a highly trained workforce in the U.S.," said Frank Bisignano, JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Administrative Officer and CEO of Chase Mortgage Banking. "The private sector plays an important role in preparing college students and giving them exposure to workplace mechanics and what it takes to run a company. We are committed to helping the President's Council on this initiative and believe that improving college graduation rates for engineering students is a step toward our nation's ability to remain a leader in innovation and help the global economy recover." 31 Aug 2011 19:57 352 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/pa-cyber-launching-stem-initiative-2011-08-30 Speaking at the 2011 Pittsburgh STEM Summit, Dr. Nick Trombetta, CEO of Pennsylvania's largest cyber charter school, will discuss his school's plans to launch a STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) initiative in the Pittsburgh area. 31 Aug 2011 19:56 351 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/united-states/first-aviation-high-school-breaks-ground-60870.html A pioneering school is launching a new campus. Aviation High School broke ground on its new campus on Aug. 23. The school will be next to The Museum of Flight, near Boeing Field. This marks the next phase in its efforts to expand the pipeline for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education. 29 Aug 2011 12:19 350 http://www.postbulletin.com/news/stories/display.php?id=1464799 U.S. Rep. John Kline, a Republican from Lakeville who represents Minnesota's 2nd District, chairs the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. That means he's one of the key players in the battle to overhaul or replace No Child Left Behind, the national K-12 education law. He came to Rochester on Monday to speak at a Chamber of Commerce event focusing on STEM education — Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics — and afterward stopped by the Post-Bulletin, where he told our editorial board that he's ready to see the federal government reduce its oversight role in public education. 24 Aug 2011 14:34 349 http://www.nyas.org/AboutUs/MediaRelations/Detail.aspx?cid=9a7cb16c-cb4d-498b-8e0c-90b0d7cc2ec1 Systemic programming and investments in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education are imperative for improving STEM literacy in our future workforce—our nation’s current students. With this in mind, the New York Academy of Sciences launched the NYAS K-12 Science Education Initiative in New York City in 2010, with the goal of addressing lagging achievement in STEM disciplines in primary schools. The central programs of this initiative include the Academy’s Afterschool STEM Mentoring Program and the Science Teacher Program, targeting not only K-12 students but also educators who cultivate and expand scientific development in schools. In partnership with Citizen Schools, a national non-profit organization that runs middle school afterschool programs in the Newark area, the NYAS K-12 Science Education Initiative is now being expanded to address lagging scientific achievement and disparities in education in New Jersey, with a specific focus on Newark. 24 Aug 2011 14:32 348 http://www.sys-con.com/node/1956463 For the past 20 years, hundreds of thousands of students across the U.S. and Canada have gained an understanding of how they can use science and technology to change the world through Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision, the world’s largest K–12 science and technology competition. As the program has evolved over the past two decades, it continues to encompass a wide variety of potentially beneficial student ideas and technological innovations, always remaining true to its core mission, to encourage excellence and motivate students in STEM disciplines. Applications for next year’s competition will be available online at exploravision.org starting September 1st and are due by February 1, 2012. 24 Aug 2011 14:31 347 http://wraltechwire.com/business/tech_wire/biotech/blogpost/10027603/ Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) efforts continue growing in eastern North Carolina. Last week, the Golden LEAF Foundation and Spirit AeroSystems presented more than $350,000 to STEM East during the Kinston-Lenoir County Chamber of Commerce’s Business after Hours event held at the Spirit Composite Center of Excellence at the Global TransPark. 22 Aug 2011 14:02 346 /documents/ A recent report from the National Science Foundation (NSF) reveals the six factors that distinguish successful STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education programs. eSchoolNews highlighted the report, which specifically assessed specialized schools with a STEM focus, but the recommendations provide food for thought to all educators interested in STEM. 19 Aug 2011 14:07 345 http://easterniowaschools.com/2011/08/19/girls-need-positive-role-models-to-increase-presence-in-stem-careers/ Several studies have found that the number of women graduating from college has outpaced men. However, the degrees these women are pursuing continue to be more arts-based than science. Even women who begin college with a science or math major are more likely to change programs. 19 Aug 2011 14:06 344 http://news.uindy.edu/news/?p=11572 A $150,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will help the University of Indianapolis redesign its undergraduate teacher-preparation programs for a new initiative aimed at producing more science teachers for high-need schools. 19 Aug 2011 14:05 343 http://www.salisburypost.com/News/081811-BTS-2011-Super-column-Cain-qcd As we move into the 2011-12 school year, I see many opportunities for Kannapolis City Schools. We will be creating the future for our students and community as never before. Our new STEM Academy will open on the campus of A.L. Brown High School, and it will offer many new resources to our students. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, and our STEM Academy will offer a variety of courses in all those areas. 18 Aug 2011 15:10 342 http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2011/08/17/helios-invests-950000-in-stem.html Helios Education Foundation is investing $950,000 over three years in a Polk County program focused on teacher professional development in science, technology, engineering and math education. 18 Aug 2011 15:08 341 http://www.csrwire.com/press_releases/32752-Bayer-USA-Foundation-Awards-500-000-Grant-to-SySTEMic-Innovations The Bayer USA Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Bayer Corporation, has awarded a $500,000 grant to SySTEMic Innovations, reaffirming its support of a science education reform program that Bayer spearheaded in 2004 in partnership with the Kansas City Missouri School District (KCMSD). This is the third Bayer USA Foundation grant provided to SySTEMic Innovations (formerly known as the Kansas City Science Initiative or KCSI) since its inception, totaling $750,000. The grant underscores Bayer’s commitment to STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education and diversity throughout the country and specifically in a region that is home to two of Bayer’s businesses – Bayer CropScience and Bayer HealthCare’s Animal Health Division. 18 Aug 2011 15:06 340 http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2011/08/15/daily47-Mass-backs-six-STEM-programs.html Massachusetts officials today announced that six initiatives focused on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education and workforce development are being endorsed as elements of the Commonwealth’s STEM plan. 18 Aug 2011 15:04 339 http://www.controldesign.com/industrynews/2011/fayetteville-receives-stem-education-grant.html The School of Education at Fayetteville State University (FSU) received funding to implement a grant that will increase science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) educators to the region. The $1.18 million Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Grant, authorized under the National Science Foundation, will provide scholarships to FSU’s junior and senior math and science education majors who commit to teaching at the middle and secondary levels in high-need school districts. As a historically black university, FSU serves a large number of underrepresented minority students. Among the goals of the program: 17 Aug 2011 14:06 338 http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9P5DF700.htm Arkansas officials on Tuesday announced a $2.68 million program aimed at increasing the number of students studying in high-tech fields by overhauling the curriculum at some high schools and recruiting more college graduates to teach in those areas. 17 Aug 2011 14:04 337 http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nape-ef-receives-413000-grant-from-texas-instruments-foundation-to-expand-the-impact-of-high-tech-high-heels-program-127827323.html The Texas Instruments Foundation has given a $413,000 grant to the National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity Education Foundation (NAPE-EF) to manage and expand the impact of the highly successful High-Tech High Heels (HTHH) program. Based in Dallas, HTHH has been effectively preparing girls to pursue degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) since 2003 by working with both educators and students, primarily in two North Texas school districts (Dallas ISD and Plano ISD). Over the next three years, the new grant will allow NAPE-EF to enrich the current offerings with their expertise and resources and broaden their partnerships in North Texas to strengthen and expand the program to at least two new districts. 16 Aug 2011 14:01 336 http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2011/08/msu_gets_50000_grant_from_moto.html Michigan State University has received a $50,000 grant from the Motorola Solutions Foundation's Innovation Generation grant program, the charitable arm of Motorola Solutions, Inc. This is the fifth consecutive year that MSU’s College of Engineering has received funding through the program. The grant supports MSU’s Spartan Middle and High School Robotics Program —beyond First LEGO League. 16 Aug 2011 14:00 335 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/8/prweb8714135.htm The Excellence in Summer Learning Award recognizes summer programs demonstrating excellence in accelerating academic achievement and promoting healthy development for young people, as measured by the Association’s Comprehensive Assessment of Summer Programs. Winning programs also demonstrate exemplary practices in overall programming, including supporting staff, schools and other program partners in fulfilling shared goals.These award-winning programs provide low-income students with quality STEM summer learning. 15 Aug 2011 13:57 334 http://www2.wnct.com/news/2011/aug/09/stem-labs-bring-new-technology-classroom-ar-1284300/ When your children head back to school they could be learning with robots, and it could eventually help our economy. President Obama has been pushing the importance of STEM education: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. At West Craven Middle School, teachers are getting a crash course in the new STEM labs. At first glance some of the technology may look like something out of sci-fi movie, but it’s actually what middle schoolers will be learning with. Craven Middle School is one of four counties that teamed up with the North Carolina’s Eastern Region to implement the new STEM labs. 10 Aug 2011 14:01 333 http://mtlaurel.sunne.ws/2011/08/09/lockheed-martin-donates-15k-to-harrington-middle-school/ Lockheed Martin has donated $15,000 to the Harrington Middle School to help pay for laptop computers. The computers will be used for the school’s STEM program. The acronym stands for science, technology, engineering, and math, all of which are integrated in the curriculum. “The STEM initiative focuses on ocean exploration and allows the students to apply math and science concepts, while also introducing them to a variety of engineering careers,” Lockheed Martin spokeswoman Devon Rosenberry said. 10 Aug 2011 13:59 332 http://apps.carleton.edu/news/news/?story_id=756168 Carleton College’s Science Education Resource Center (SERC) is the recipient of a $10 million, five-year National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to create a national STEP Center that will prepare students who can leverage the geosciences to address societal challenges including natural hazards, resource issues, and environmental impacts. The center will conduct project InTeGrate: Interdisciplinary Teaching of Geoscience for a Sustainable Future. 10 Aug 2011 13:58 331 http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/472190-_Sesame_Street_to_Push_STEM_curriculum_in_42nd_Season.php Sesame Street will be brought to you this season by the letters S, T, E and M. 10 Aug 2011 12:29 330 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mariappan-jawaharlal/pltw-leading-the-way-in-s_b_910538.html What inspired me to write this blog is what I saw at a local high school. Mr. Mike Martin, a technology teacher at Martin Luther King (MLK) High School, located in Riverside, CA invited me to his classroom to see his graduating seniors' student projects. I have been involved in K-12 outreach programs for over 15 years and visited hundreds of K-12 schools across the country. Visiting schools has become such a ritual that I wasn't too thrilled about going to MLK. The only reason I went was because my dean and associate dean were going. In any case, what I saw that day blew my mind. 28 Jul 2011 14:46 329 http://www.prweb.com//releases/TIES/Rich_Rosen/prweb8675291.htm 27 Jul 2011 14:15 328 http://newschoolsproject.org/news/article/glaxosmithkline-10-million-pledge-for-education-reflects-stem-education-needs-nationally-and-in-nc Today's announcement by GlaxoSmithKline that it plans to invest $10 million during the next five years to help improve education is welcome news for educators and others concerned that students be well prepared for jobs that demand strong skills in science, technology, engineering and math - STEM in shorthand. 25 Jul 2011 09:28 327 http://blogs.ptc.com/2011/07/18/industry-involvement-key-in-stem-education/ The premise that Mark Zuckerberg holds the fate of the United States in his sweaty little hands is highly debatable, and, well, nauseating. But the general idea behind President Obama’s recent tour of West Coast technology giants—which included Apple and Intel—is admirable. Obama has long been a champion of STEM education—and industry involvement is an essential ingredient. A recent report by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) highlights the importance of “creating opportunities for inspiration through individual and group experiences outside the classroom.” 21 Jul 2011 14:06 326 http://www.northeastern.edu/news/stories/2011/07/harriscamp.html Moyes is among some four-dozen middle school students in Boston who are participating in the ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp. 

The free, two-week program — run by Northeastern’s Center for STEM Education —gives students the chance to work alongside Northeastern faculty, staff and students on projects aimed at increasing their knowledge and experience in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Co-executive directors Claire Duggan, Richard Harris and Rachelle Reisberg coordinate the program. 21 Jul 2011 14:04 325 http://www.brooklyneagle.com/categories/category.php?category_id=31&id=44860 New York City College of Technology (City Tech) was recently awarded its first funding from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The three-year, $442,000 grant is earmarked for the college’s project, “Achieving Proficiency in Engineering Research and STEM Education Through NASA Initiatives.” 21 Jul 2011 14:03 324 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/20/science/20curriculum.html?_r=1 A new framework for improving American science education calls for paring the curriculum to focus on core ideas and teaching students more about how to approach and solve problems rather than just memorizing factual nuggets. 20 Jul 2011 08:36 59 http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=13165 A report released today by the National Research Council presents a new framework for K-12 science education that identifies the key scientific ideas and practices all students should learn by the end of high school. The framework will serve as the foundation for new K-12 science education standards, to replace those issued more than a decade ago. The National Research Council is the operating arm of the National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Engineering; all three are independent, nongovernmental organizations. 19 Jul 2011 13:45 323 http://management.fortune.cnn.com/2011/07/15/america-science-job-conundrum/ Despite the gloomy jobs report this month, there's some bright news for American job-seekers. The U.S. Department of Commerce reported that positions in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields are on the rise in the United States. 18 Jul 2011 10:45 322 http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2011/07/14/stem-jobs-help-america-win-future Highlighting the importance of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education and jobs, the U.S. Commerce Department today released a new report profiling U.S. employment in the critical fields that drive our nation’s innovation and competitiveness. STEM workers are helping America win the future by generating new ideas, new companies and new industries. 15 Jul 2011 14:03 321 http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/news/125564443.html While the nation experienced streams of unemployment across the board, jobs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) were growing at a rate triple that of other industries in the past ten years. 14 Jul 2011 14:03 320 http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/high-school-notes/2011/07/11/carnegie-launches-open-source-stem-network When President Obama promised 100,000 new science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teachers over the next 10 years during his State of the Union address in January, it may have seemed like an unrealistic goal. However, officials at several nonprofits, businesses, and universities saw it as a call to action. Dozens of organizations, led by the nonprofit Carnegie Corporation of New York, have banded together to form 100kin10, a coalition that hopes to increase the number of qualified teachers, retain top performing teachers, and build a movement to improve STEM education in the U.S., which has fallen to the middle of the pack globally. 11 Jul 2011 14:01 319 http://campustechnology.com/articles/2011/07/06/nao-stem-available-for-community-colleges.aspx Nao STEM, Aldebaran's humanoid robot for STEM education, is now available for use in community colleges and high schools in the United States. The 22-inch-tall robot can see, hear, speak, move, walk, dance, play soccer, recognize faces and objects, understand what is said to him, localize sound, and speak seven languages, and is currently being used in more than 350 schools and universities to teach classes including math, robotics, and computer sciences. 6 Jul 2011 14:05 318 http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=13158 State, national, and local policymakers should elevate science education in grades K-12 to the same level of importance as reading and mathematics, says a new report from the National Research Council. The report recommends ways that leaders at all levels can improve K-12 education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. 27 Jun 2011 07:57 317 Ohio’s public colleges and universities have seen a 20 percent jump in students graduating with degrees in science, math and technology-related fields from 2006-2010. This summer might be the defining year for 6th through 8th grade students – boys and girls, who are being introduced to a new kind of summer camp experience, the LEED (Linking Education and Economic Development) thanks to a $20,000 gift from the Intel Foundation. 23 Jun 2011 13:58 316 http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/big-push-for-science-and-math-degrees-paying-off-1191451.html Ohio’s public colleges and universities have seen a 20 percent jump in students graduating with degrees in science, math and technology-related fields from 2006-2010. 23 Jun 2011 13:57 315 http://machinedesign.com/article/rapid-prototyping-for-the-masses-0609 In many areas of the country and the world, you can now visit a local “Fab Lab” (short for fabrication laboratory), often housed at a nearby community college or in a mobile van to create just about anything at low cost or for free. 20 Jun 2011 07:33 314 http://m.npr.org/story/137203549?url=/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/06/15/137203549/two-million-open-jobs-yes-but-u-s-has-a-skills-mismatch It's an eye-catching claim at a time when the unemployment rate is 9.1 percent, 13.9 million people are officially unemployed and another 8.5 million are working part-time but would like to have full-time jobs: "There are more than two million open jobs in the U.S., in part because employers can't find workers with the advanced manufacturing skills they need." (General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt and American Express CEO Ken Chenault on the op-ed pages of The Wall Street Journal this week.) 16 Jun 2011 11:10 313 http://www.middletownjournal.com/news/middletown-news/sinclair-launches-stem-institute-for-area-educators-1184907.html Sinclair Community College’s campus here is using nearly a million dollars in grant money to help teachers lay a foundation for the future. 15 Jun 2011 15:29 312 http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.6c9a8a9ebc6ae07eee28aca9501010a0/?vgnextoid=0f2c45c9033ee210VgnVCM1000005e00100aRCRD&vgnextchannel=6d4c8aaa2ebbff00VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD Governors and state policymakers have come to realize that higher education, including community colleges, four-year colleges and research universities, cannot help drive economic growth in their states unless students' academic training is linked to the needs of the marketplace, according to a report released today by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center). 9 Jun 2011 10:47 311 /documents/ Engaging students at younger ages and making science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education more appealing were some of the main topics up for discussion at a roundtable discussion hosted by LEGO Education and National Instruments on June 3. 9 Jun 2011 09:41 310 http://institute.nam.org/page/whitehouse The White House hosted an event at Northern Virginia Community College Alexandria Campus focused on building the educated and skilled workforce . . . 8 Jun 2011 20:02 309 http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2011/06/02/5549770.htm 3 Jun 2011 09:14 308 http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/display.htm?storyID=121636 Getting young students interested in science, technology, engineering and math is a national mission that has many local applications. 26 May 2011 08:01 307 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-24/engineering-undergrads-reap-top-salaries-among-college-majors.html Of the top 10 undergraduate majors with the highest median salaries, eight were in engineering, including aerospace, chemical and mechanical, according to the study released today by Georgetown’s Center on Education and the Workforce. 24 May 2011 07:53 58 http://blogs.wsj.com/in-charge/2011/05/18/demand-for-interns-heats-up/ Employers expect to increase internship hiring by about 7% this year... 19 May 2011 08:15 306 http://www.startribune.com/local/south/121864904.html We need kids right now excited about engineering, math and science. These are the jobs of the future." 18 May 2011 08:14 57 http://www.mlive.com/news/muskegon/index.ssf/2011/05/math_and_science_education_in.html The W.K. Kellogg Foundation-Woodrow Wilson Michigan Teaching Fellows were announced Thursday. 13 May 2011 08:40 56 http://www.oms.nysed.gov/press/SmartScholars.2011.html The Smart Scholars ECHS program creates early college high schools that give students the opportunity to accelerate the completion of high school studies while earning college credits at the same time. 13 May 2011 06:54 305 http://www.onr.navy.mil/Conference-Event-ONR/STEM-Forum/STEM-Funding-Initiative.aspx The Office of Naval Research (ONR) will collect white papers for the Sponsoring Scholars in Science Awards program at the 2011 Naval Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Forum. Innovative proposals may earn up to $100,000 in seed funding for further research and development of initiatives supporting K-12, higher education and educational research. 11 May 2011 08:15 55 http://www.politico.com/politico44/perm/0311/nerdcool_69b392b6-059a-46ff-b0da-9686b87cd599.html Pushing math and science education is part of Obama's broader education agenda, including encouraging more girls to take an interest. He has hosted science fairs at the White House, an astronomy night, and talked about ancient death rays on "Mythbusters." 20 Apr 2011 09:24 54 /documents/STEMtech 2011 Learn and Earn Call for proposals.pdf TIES, Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM, as a coordinating partner with the League for Innovation is pleased to announce a Learn and Earn strand for the League for Innovation’s 2011 STEMtech conference. Proposals for this strand are being accepted through April 15, 2011. 15 Mar 2011 14:53 53 http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/carnegie-awards-175000-planning-grant-to-envision-excellence-in-stem-education-117765038.html Envision Excellence in STEM Education (Envision) today announced the receipt of a $175,000 planning grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York to create an innovative STEM school design organization that will facilitate the rapid deployment of effective practices in the design model to leverage the growing demand for improved educational performance in our K-16 school system. 11 Mar 2011 11:58 304 http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/sns-ap-us-tec-techbit-fcc-wireless-education,0,3852204.story The Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday will announce 20 pilot projects that will receive government funding to pay for wireless broadband connections for laptops, smart phones and other mobile devices, which students will be able to take with them after the school day ends. 9 Mar 2011 07:54 52 http://ascd.typepad.com/blog/2011/02/humanizing-stem-a-different-kind-of-relevance.html Just as the arts can serve STEM and industry, the study of STEM can serve the humanistic and civic aims of education. 6 Mar 2011 12:25 51 http://wraltechwire.com/business/tech_wire/biotech/blogpost/9183349/ he Golden LEAF Foundation, an organization created to distribute tobacco settlement money to new growth industries, granted $39 million to design and construct the facility. Called The Golden LEAF Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center (BTEC), it addresses workforce issues in biomanufacturing by providing workers that possess familiarity with how the industry operates. 6 Mar 2011 12:23 50 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2014413268_stemgrants06m.html Over the past year, Washington STEM has raised nearly $20 million, with Microsoft, Boeing, McKinstry and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as major donors 6 Mar 2011 12:17 303 http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2011/02/workers_lack_math_science_manu.html Cleveland State University President Ronald Berkman noted that the school is responding with a program called New Pathways, which is a scholarship-based co-operative and internship program that prepares CSU students for jobs with local employers. 23 Feb 2011 07:42 302 http://www.marylandfamilymagazine.com/2011/02/14/president-barack-obama-meets-children-at-parkville-middle-school/ President highlights budget plan for math, science education when he meets student from Parkville Middle and Center of Technology in Baltimore, Maryland. 21 Feb 2011 06:56 301 http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/OSTP-fy12-STEM-fs.pdf To drive breakthroughs in technology that will transform education, the 2012 Budget proposes $90 million for the creation of an Advanced Research Projects Agency – Education (ARPA-ED) with the mission of driving transformational improvement in education technology. 15 Feb 2011 08:06 300 http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_17324148 Ride said she hoped Americans would embrace science as they did when she was growing up in the 1960s during the Space Race with the Soviet Union. "When I was growing up "... it was really cool to be a scientist or engineer," she said. 8 Feb 2011 07:52 299 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/28/AR2011012805974.html Irving Pressley McPhail, president and chief executive of National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, wrote in the Washington Post, "We call on the business sector and policymakers to address the problem with strategies that have worked for us: increasing scholarships for underrepresented students to study science and mathematics in college; introducing more pre-engineering programs for middle-school students; and expanding opportunities for high school students to intern at engineering companies." 1 Feb 2011 09:14 298 http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/01/25/fact-sheet-state-union-president-obamas-plan-win-future From the Internet to GPS, inventions by talented scientists and engineers supported by government investments have created good middle class American jobs and transformed the world. 26 Jan 2011 08:42 49 The President’s Budget will propose an investment of $100 million to prepare STEM teachers. 26 Jan 2011 08:44 297 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/25/AR2011012502534.html More than two-thirds of the nation's fourth-graders failed to show proficiency in science in 2009, the federal government reported Tuesday, meaning that the average student was likely to be stumped when asked to interpret a temperature graph or explain an example of heat transfer. 25 Jan 2011 16:07 296 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704698004576103940087329966.html The results from the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, are likely to reinvigorate the national debate over America's future competitiveness in science and technology. 25 Jan 2011 16:06 295 Dr. Robert McGrath will begin his position as Vice President and Director of Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) on Feb. 1. Most recently, McGrath served as a consultant on National Laboratory/University Partnerships, STEM Education and Race to the Top initiatives for Battelle Memorial Institute in Columbus, Ohio. 21 Jan 2011 12:41 294 http://thejournal.com/articles/2011/01/20/prek12-dominates-growth-in-e-learning.aspx The disproportionately high growth of self-paced e-learning in preK-12 is being driven in large part by four factors: the "rapid growth of virtual schools, the dramatic increase in online students, the recession, and state budget cuts," the last of which is causing schools to shift budgets from programs like classroom-based summer credit recovery courses to self-paced courses, according to the report. 20 Jan 2011 10:23 293 http://www.bhef.com/news/newsreleases/2011/STEM-views-blog.asp Washington, DC (January 6, 2011) — Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) Director of Programs Jeanne Contardo today is featured on the Battelle Center’s weekly “STEM-views” blog about BHEF’s impact on STEM education. 11 Jan 2011 11:55 292 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704030704576070823246099088.html Under the headline "Where The Jobs Are In 2011," the Wall Street Journal reports that the healthcare, IT and service sectors are all expected to see solid growth this year. 10 Jan 2011 08:28 48 http://www.bhef.com/news/newsreleases/2011/BHEF-statement-on-COMPETES.asp Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) Executive Director Brian K. Fitzgerald issued the following statement regarding the January 4 signing of the reauthorization of the America COMPETES Act: 8 Jan 2011 15:12 291 http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/12/17/15ace.h30.html?tkn=SPTFw9X%2BdOwUMODBK%2F3Z4Wr4wzP%2Few05GU3C&cmp=clp-edweek The national ACE Mentor Program, headquartered in Stamford, Conn., provides early career exposure, mentoring, and scholarships to high school students in an attempt to encourage them to enter one of the three fields that make up the ACE acronym: architecture, construction, and engineering. 21 Dec 2010 09:18 47 http://www.adn.com/2010/12/18/1610904/native-students-thrive-in-innovative.html Tim Bradner wrote in the Anchorage (AK) Daily News (12/19) about "an innovative program helping rural students at the University of Alaska Anchorage. This is the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program, which helps young Native Alaskans, many from small rural schools, with challenging university programs aiming them toward careers in the advanced technology and scientific professions." 20 Dec 2010 13:22 290 http://www.stltoday.com/business/columns/david-nicklaus/article_32c50d28-07d0-11e0-827a-0017a4a78c22.html With grants of $465,000 from the Missouri Technology Corp. and $120,000 from Pfizer, Anheuser-Busch and Savvis, it's launching a training program called Bio Entrepreneur Development. 15 Dec 2010 07:56 46 http://www.imaginecup.com/community/blog/imagine-cup-teams-up-with-global-organizations-to-offer-new-inspiration-for-student-projects If you’re looking for additional inspiration to kick start your Imagine Cup projects, or if you want a specific problem to tackle, you can now search through a library of problems submitted by the IGOs, NGOs and other non-profit organizations. 1 Dec 2010 09:42 45 http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.6c9a8a9ebc6ae07eee28aca9501010a0/?vgnextoid=1a413a14df63c210VgnVCM1000005e00100aRCRD&vgnextchannel=759b8f2005361010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) today announced that it has formed a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Advisory Committee to inform its work in this area and help the 29 new governors, as well as incumbents, develop comprehensive STEM agendas in their states. 30 Nov 2010 10:54 289 http://tiesteach.org/admin/EditStemRSS.aspx The National STEM Video Game Challenge aims to motivate interest in STEM learning among America’s youth by tapping into students’ natural passions for playing and making video games. 12 Nov 2010 12:16 44 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/11/giving/11TRAIN.html?scp=1&sq=%2b%22Vocational+training%22&st=nyt Enter Skills for America’s Future, an initiative started by the Obama administration and housed in the Aspen Institute, a nonprofit research organization in Washington. The program, announced by the White House on Oct. 4, is an attempt to broaden and duplicate the most successful programs around the United States. 11 Nov 2010 13:55 43 http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415877343/ Lou Rosenblatt, one of TIES' founders, offers a fresh take on inquiry, drawing on current research and theory in science education, literacy, and educational psychology, as well as the history and philosophy of science, to make its case for transforming the way science is taught. 7 Nov 2010 18:53 288 http://www.saratogian.com/articles/2010/11/05/news/doc4cd364e0bdd15842744645.txt?viewmode=fullstory BALLSTON SPA — A group of fifth-graders at Milton Terrace South Elementary huddled around computers in the library after school, brainstorming proposals for science experiments. 5 Nov 2010 13:24 42 http://www.realworlddesignchallenge.org/dates.php?menu=info-sub Real World Design Challenge Timeline for Registration 4 Nov 2010 17:27 287 http://www.gatesfoundation.org/press-releases/Pages/increasing-community-college-graduation-rates-101004.aspx Bill and Melinda Gates announce a 34.5 million dollar 5 year plan to dramatically increase the graduation rates amongst groups of community colleges. 5 Oct 2010 08:25 41 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/03/business/economy/03skills.html?_r=2&scp=1&sq=skills%20for%20america&st=cse This new initiative is intended to help better align community college curriculums with the demands of local companies. 3 Oct 2010 11:16 286 http://www.educationnation.com/index.cfm?objectid=4F1833F0-A41C-11DF-A44E000C296BA163 Follow news from Education Nation 27 Sep 2010 09:57 285 http://localtechwire.com/business/local_tech_wire/biotech/blogpost/8319290/ North Carolina Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton will join other business and education leaders on Tuesday, Sept. 28, in Raleigh to discuss the state of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education at two events hosted by NC STEM Community Collaborative. 21 Sep 2010 13:18 40 /documents/ The new report by the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) -- 20 of the Nation's leading scientists and engineers appointed by the President to provide advice on a range of topics -- makes specific recommendations to better prepare America's K-12 students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects and also to inspire those students -- including girls, minorities, and others underrepresented in STEM fields -- to challenge themselves with STEM classes, engage in STEM activities outside the school classroom, and consider pursuing careers in those fields. 19 Sep 2010 21:29 284 http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/09/16/president-obama-announce-major-expansion-educate-innovate-campaign-impro President Obama will announce the launch of Change the Equation, a CEO-led effort to dramatically improve education in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). 16 Sep 2010 14:48 283 http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/et-cetera/Obama-to-launch-Change-the-Equation-campaign-for-education/articleshow/6566113.cms The 'Change the Equation' campaign is part of his 'Educate to Innovate' drive to raise American students to the top of the pack in science and math achievement over the next decade. 16 Sep 2010 10:18 39 /documents/PCAST STEM ED Executive Report FINAL.pdf Today the White House Office of Science and Technology will release the Presidents Council of Advisors on Science and Technology long-awaited final report on actions the federal government can take to strengthen STEM education. The report goes directly to President Obama and is sure to have an impact on future policy and funding decisions. 16 Sep 2010 10:12 282 http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2010/09/stem_ed_conference.html The report on K-12 education from the 20-member advisory panel, which includes leading experts in science, engineering, and other fields, is expected out later this month. 14 Sep 2010 13:07 38 http://www.thegovmonitor.com/world_news/united_states/new-mexico-launches-stem-education-network-38382.html September 10: Governor Bill Richardson today announced the launch of the NM STEM Network designed to advance the core competencies of science, technology, engineering and math in NM education and to prepare New Mexico students for their futures. 13 Sep 2010 16:19 281 http://www.portablegadget.com/lenovo/lenovo-exec-says-stem-is-vital-to-today’s-workforce-stem-education-at-local-tech-wire Lenovo’s approach to STEM and all of education is two-fold: We want to help schools increase learning outcomes and improve their operational efficiency. also, we’ve recently made education our focus for social investments, so the vast majority of Lenovo’s philanthropy is now education-based. because we’re a technology company, many of the projects we support are aimed at advancing STEM in schools around the world. 12 Sep 2010 21:38 37 http://icw.uschamber.com/promising-practice/first-powered-flight-dayton-championing-stem-education The Dayton Regional STEM School is educating and training a workforce that is going to fill the high demand jobs of the future in the Dayton region. 7 Sep 2010 21:59 36 http://chrislee.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=76&parentid=75&sectiontree=75,76&itemid=1277 Congressman Chris Lee (NY-26) today announced a forward-looking 5-point jobs plan to strengthen manufacturing in Western New York and create good-paying jobs for the long term. Congressman Lee unveiled his “Manufacturing for Tomorrow” agenda after speaking to the Rochester Rotary Club. 7 Sep 2010 16:02 280 http://chrislee.house.gov/uploads/EDUCATION.pdf A strong education system that can produce a high-skilled workforce is critical to our long-term economic future. In order to remain competitive in today’s global economy, it is imperative to invest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) educational programs 7 Sep 2010 16:01 279 http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/09/03/stem In recent years, rural community colleges have done significantly better than their urban and suburban counterparts in the percentage increase of associate degrees awarded to women and minorities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines. 3 Sep 2010 07:27 278 http://www.gatesfoundation.org/speeches-commentary/Pages/vicki-phillips-2010-pittsburgh-stem-summit.aspx ... the inability to access and understand STEM subjects can really be the first step onto a slippery slope: No STEM, means no access to college, or ability to get a job in our knowledge economy. 2 Sep 2010 15:54 35 http://www.mercurynews.com/california/ci_15935881?nclick_check=1 Fueled by a federal grant, Cañada College in Redwood City will spearhead a statewide effort to improve engineering education and increase the number of students in that area. 30 Aug 2010 11:37 277 http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/288706/ Jan Morrison addressed an audience of 50 educators in Bismarck, ND to discuss moving STEM education forward in the state. 28 Aug 2010 16:14 276 http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2010/08/stem_education_to_get_big_boos.html?qs=science Virtually every winning state application (plus the District of Columbia) included substantive plans to advance their work in improving education in the STEM—science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—fields. 27 Aug 2010 13:12 275 http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/summary/329/5995/996 The United States needs a broader, more coordinated strategy for precollege education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). 27 Aug 2010 13:03 274 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/26/education/26GREEN.html?_r=1 Some community colleges already are offering two-year degrees in environmental management and certificates for managers who want to add green qualifications ... 26 Aug 2010 08:25 273 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100824/ap_on_re_us/us_education_grants The U.S. Education Department says nine states and the District of Columbia will receive money in the second round of the $4.35 billion "Race to the Top" school reform grant competition. 27 Aug 2010 13:26 272 http://www.startribune.com/nation/101377579.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUsZ Congratulations to Ohio, North Carolina, New York, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maryland, Rhode Island and Washington, D.C. The amounts of the grants are expected to be announced later. 24 Aug 2010 11:22 34 http://www.eschoolnews.com/2010/08/19/siemens-foundation-in-conjunction-with-discovery-education-conclude-two-elite-stem-professional-development-programs-empowering-educators-nationwide/ The Siemens Foundation, along with Discovery Education, Oak Ridge Associated Universities and the College Board, successfully completed the first annual Siemens Teachers as Researchers (STARs) program and the Siemens STEM Institute. 19 Aug 2010 12:57 33 http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/08/18/nasa.women.science/ NASA said Wednesday that it is collaborating with recording artist Mary J. Blige to encourage girls and young women to pursue careers by studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics -- collectively known as STEM. 19 Aug 2010 11:22 271 http://www.newarkadvocate.com/article/20100816/NEWS01/8150319 The Works, in downtown Newark, has hired a STEM education coordinator -- Lisa Sharpe -- and has an Industry Committee that looks for the best ways to incorporate STEM into their programs. 17 Aug 2010 13:17 32 http://www.prlog.org/10863837-usdoe-special-stem-education-assistant-to-keynote-first-annual-stemtech-conference.html The League for Innovation announced today that Michael C. Lach, special assistant, STEM Education, U.S. Department of Education, will serve as the closing keynote speaker at the first annual STEMtech conference being held October 31 - November 3, 2010, at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin in Orlando, Florida. 17 Aug 2010 13:15 270 http://www.districtadministration.com/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=2488 “STEM education needs to start young,” says Daylene Long, a member of the National Science Education Leadership Association and an affiliate member of the Council of State Science Supervisors. 12 Aug 2010 08:07 269 http://www.nctq.org/p/publications/docs/Final_Stretch_in_Race_to_the_Top.pdf The real race will begin when the winners are announced and RTT states take their marks and begin to chart the course each mapped out in its Race to the Top proposal. 11 Aug 2010 15:20 31 http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/new-website-makes-education-data-easier-find-and-use The U.S. Department of Education today is launching a new interactive Web site aimed at making accurate and timely education data available in a single place. 11 Aug 2010 13:57 268 http://www.opportunityequation.org/news-press/news/reading-stem-ed-are-big-winners-in-federal-i3-contest/ U.S. Department of Education announced 49 winners of a high-profile grant competition to promote innovations in education. On that list are a striking number of proposals specifically targeting reading and STEM education. 11 Aug 2010 13:51 267 http://somd.com/news/headlines/2010/12195.shtml In a classroom at Theodore G. Davis Middle School, a group of Charles County Public Schools teachers are constructing rockets, building space stations and planetary bases on Mars, and experiencing zero gravity. 29 Jul 2010 13:13 266 http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2010/07/xx_states_dc_named_race_to_top.html TIES/BMGF STEM network states Ohio, NC, NY and CA are finalists! 27 Jul 2010 13:24 265 http://edfunders.org/downloads/GFEReports/GFE_FromAccessToSuccess_FundersGuide.pdf Stagnating postsecondary gradu- ation rates in the United States leave millions of Americans cut off from economic prosperity and impede our nation’s ability to compete globally. 22 Jul 2010 14:06 264 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/21/education/21standards.html?_r=2&ref=education The quick adoption of common standards for what students should learn in English and math each year from kindergarten through high school is attributable in part to the Obama administration’s Race to the Top competition. 21 Jul 2010 13:34 263 http://www7.nationalacademies.org/bose/Standards_Framework_Preliminary_Public_Draft.pdf This document is an interim draft of a report from a committee of the National Research Council (NRC) on K-12 science education in U.S. schools. 14 Jul 2010 12:29 30 http://www7.nationalacademies.org/bose/standards_framework_public_draft_cover_letter.html The framework can provide guidance for development of curricula and assessment, a foundation for discussion of alignment between K-12 and higher education, and a mechanism for creating greater synergy between science learning in formal (school) and informal environments. 14 Jul 2010 12:27 262 http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=07122010 he National Research Council today released a draft framework that proposes the science content and concepts students should learn for grades K-12. 13 Jul 2010 08:22 29 http://www.newsweek.com/2010/07/10/the-creativity-crisis.html The Creativity Crisis: National Hall of Fame teachers came up with a project for the fifth graders: figure out how to reduce the noise in the library. 12 Jul 2010 07:52 261 http://www.wlns.com/Global/story.asp?S=12769861 Some Lansing high school students are getting a rare opportunity this summer. They're working side-by-side researchers at Michigan State's laboratories. 8 Jul 2010 08:56 28 http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2010/07/imagine-cup-introduction/ For eight years now, Microsoft has sponsored the worldwide Imagine Cup, a technology competition for high school and college students around the world. 12 Jul 2010 07:48 260 http://pressitt.com/smnr/NEA-names-Marylands-Martin-OMalley-Americas-Greatest-Education-Governor-/1890/ Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley received the America’s Greatest Education Governor Award from the National Education Association (NEA) today during NEA’s Representative Assembly in New Orleans. The annual award is presented to a governor who has made major, statewide efforts to improve public education. 6 Jul 2010 09:30 259 http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/07/06/accelerated Community colleges across the country are responding to the call by many education experts to get the lead out and meaningfully decrease their students’ time to degree and program completion. 6 Jul 2010 08:46 258 http://news.rpi.edu/update.do?artcenterkey=2741 The Triple Helix” Project Explores Opportunities for Collaboration Between Universities, Local Schools, and Community Organizations To Focus on Research Related to Community-Based Issues in the Capital Region 28 Jun 2010 12:21 257 http://www.lcsun-news.com/dona_ana_news/ci_15391578?source=rss New Mexico high school students are receiving hands-on instruction in science and engineering from some of the Army's top scientists at White Sands Missile Range. 28 Jun 2010 12:13 27 http://www.stemscape.org/devnews/ TIES leads OSLN's research, development and external services, helping to bring STEM school design, curriculum and instructional support to schools, districts, states and the federal government. 23 Jun 2010 14:07 256 http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2010/06/raytheon_ceo_is.html The giant military contractor Raytheon Co. plans to hire 4,500 engineers this year, but chief executive William Swanson said it keeps getting harder to find them. 23 Jun 2010 07:26 26 http://sanantonio.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2010/06/21/daily11.html The Naval Engineering Education Consortium consists of 15 of the country’s top engineering schools. 23 Jun 2010 07:24 255 http://www.daggerpress.com/2010/06/20/harford-schools-awarded-850000-grant/ The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Educational Partnership awarded a $870,000 grant to the Harford County Public Schools through the Promoting Student Achievement at Schools Impacted by Military Force Structure Changes FY 10 Competitive Grant Program. 20 Jun 2010 21:23 254 https://jobs.ncsu.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1277082605938 Opportunity at NC State for person interested in Kenan Fellows Regional Coordinator Position. 20 Jun 2010 21:18 25 http://www.bakersfield.com/news/local/x637735284/Kids-having-a-blast-while-learning-science Rocket launching, roller coaster construction and DNA splicing are a few lessons 34 western Kern County junior high schoolers will continue to learn during a two-week summer camp at Taft College. 17 Jun 2010 07:47 253 http://www.forbes.com/2010/06/06/diversity-college-education-leadership-careers-stem.html One of the toughest issues facing America today is how to sustain our nation's prosperity within a rapidly changing global economy. 16 Jun 2010 13:34 252 http://www.gk12.org/index.php The NSF Graduate STEM Fellows in K-12 Education (GK-12) Program supports fellowships and training for graduate students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). 14 Jun 2010 21:39 251 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/14/education/14engineering.html All 300 students at Clara E. Coleman Elementary School are learning the A B C’s of engineering this year, even those who cannot yet spell e-n-g-i-n-e-e-r-i-n-g. 14 Jun 2010 07:21 250 http://sites.google.com/site/teamdrillhead/ Ananth Pai 3rd Grade Classroom in White Bear Lake, MN use gaming to enhance learning. Watch the YouTube Video to learn how. 9 Jun 2010 17:45 249 http://empirestatenews.net/News/20100609-4.html WASHINGTON, DC –Senator Kirsten Gillibrand convened the first Washington, D.C. summit of college and university presidents from around New York. During meetings with U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and nearly 80 college and university presidents Gillibrand announced her new agenda to rebuild New York’s economy by creating more higher education opportunities, and fostering innovation at New York’s colleges and universities to create good-paying jobs across the state. 9 Jun 2010 17:28 24 http://www.bizjournals.com/sanantonio/stories/2010/06/07/tidbits1.html J.M. Waller Associates Inc. has teamed up with North East ISD’s Lee High School Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Richard A. Middleton Academy on a project for the U.S. Navy. 7 Jun 2010 06:56 248 http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=117052 In 2008, there were more students enrolled in U.S. science and engineering (S&E) graduate programs than in the previous year. 7 Jun 2010 06:50 23 http://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/35-states-and-dc-seek-share-34-billion-race-top-fund The second phase of the Obama administration's Race to the Top competition drew applications from 35 states and the District of Columbia seeking to win a share of $3.4 billion provided by Congress to drive education reform. 2 Jun 2010 15:50 247 http://www.stemscape.org/features/Metro5_24_10.aspx From Metro ... has grown a statewide network that next year will boast 10 STEM schools and 26 STEM programs of excellence. 1 Jun 2010 10:28 22 http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/editorials/stories/2010/05/10/great-start.html?sid=101 With more than three-fourths of the original freshman class about to graduate and move on to promising futures, Metro School has achieved success. 1 Jun 2010 10:21 21 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gADLfbCnANBwhLo-Q6m1u3yuFOPgD9G02REG0 The House gave its assent Friday to $84 billion in federal funding to help keep the country competitive in the fields of scientific and technological innovation. 1 Jun 2010 10:08 246 http://www.kansascity.com/2010/05/27/1974207/web-site-of-the-week-nationallabdayorg.html May 12 was the first celebration of National Lab Day, a nationwide initiative seeking to encourage student learning in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics through hands-on activities and projects. 28 May 2010 10:11 245 http://www.technewsdaily.com/nasa-launch-software-goes-from-the-simulator-to-the-classroom--0553/ NASA has converted the space shuttle simulator software used to train astronauts into an educational tool for teaching middle school students how to apply their math, science and engineering knowledge. 17 May 2010 09:22 244 http://civsourceonline.com/2010/05/13/ohio-mass-use-sims-nasa-to-foster-stem-education-and-jobs/ Ohio launched What’s Next? Ohio Career Sim, a Sim designed to help students find careers in the state that rely on STEM education and show them the pathway to getting hired in those fields. 17 May 2010 08:03 20 http://www.blackengineer.com/artman/publish/article_1164.shtml Dr. Taborn is president, chairman and CEO of Baltimore-based Career Communications Group, Inc. He founded CCG more than 25 years ago with a unique mission: To promote significant achievement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. 17 May 2010 08:01 243 http://science.house.gov/press/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=2824 (Washington, DC) – Today, the House of Representatives began consideration of H.R. 5116, the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010. 13 May 2010 07:43 242 http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/national-lab-day-teams-with-the-white-house-for-national-launch-93587599.html May 12: National Lab Day is a phenomenal program which has already brought together more than 4000 volunteers to work with educators and students across the country," said Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. 13 May 2010 07:34 19 https://app.e2ma.net/app/view:CampaignPublic/id:26503.8265154937/rid:f5d4ae5b16e5a4c5fff93b536aa343e9 Washington, DC (My 12, 2010) — The Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) members across the country are supporting President Obama's science education initiative—National Lab Day—designed to increase community-based collaborations between scientists, engineers, teachers and students. 12 May 2010 14:44 18 http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/business&id=7433832&rss=rss-kgo-article-7433832 SAN JOSE, CA (KGO) -- It's the world's largest high school science fair, and it's underway in San Jose. More than 1,600 students from 59 countries are vying for $4 million in awards. 11 May 2010 15:45 17 http://consumerist.com/2010/05/the-10-best-paying-college-majors.html Seven of the top spots are taken up by engineering gigs, with economics, physics and computer science filling the three remaining slots. 11 May 2010 15:40 16 http://blog.taragana.com/politics/2010/05/11/cabinet-and-senior-administration-officials-scheduled-to-join-in-national-lab-day-events-to-promote-educate-to-innovate-campaign-for-excellence-in-science-technology-engineering-and-math-stem-34717/ WASHINGTON, DC — This week, members of the Cabinet and senior White House officials are scheduled to participate alongside teachers and volunteers in the first National Lab Day ... 13 May 2010 07:37 241 http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/05/06/new-york-city-students-get-down-and-dirty-national-lab-day This get-your-hands-dirty experiment can be traced in part back to last November, when the President launched the "Educate to Innovate" campaign... 11 May 2010 13:24 15 http://www.massbio.org/news/member_news/148-aspire_institute_at_wheelock_college_releases/industry_news_detail BOSTON, MA - Students need to begin training in the sciences and math as early as pre-kindergarten for optimal success, according to a report released today by Wheelock College’s Aspire Institute. 6 May 2010 15:06 240 http://www.pjstar.com/news/x1773728997/Bradley-plants-STEM-in-solid-ground Bradley University wants to be a magnet with national recognition when it comes to teaching science and technology. 6 May 2010 07:04 239 http://science.house.gov/press/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=2814 Washington, DC) – Today, the House of Representatives approved H.Res.1307, honoring the National Science Foundation for its 60 years of service to the nation, by a vote of 370 to 2, and H.Res.1213,recognizing the need to improve the participation and performance of America's students in STEM fields, and supporting the ideals of National Lab Day. 6 May 2010 07:02 238 http://www.thecreativecoalition.org/press/NYC_05-05-10.htm The Creative Coalition is spearheading a campaign to use the arts to make the disciplines of science, technology, engineering and math - STEM - more appealing to students. NLD’s goal is to bring attention to STEM programs in schools, and promote learning through discovery and exploration. 5 May 2010 22:11 237 http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Hearings&ContentRecord_id=da2809ca-d4c3-42be-ac22-4cdce796f25d&ContentType_id=14f995b9-dfa5-407a-9d35-56cc7152a7ed&Group_id=b06c39af-e033-4cba-9221-de668ca1978a WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ioannis Miaoulis will be invited to testify before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. Congress will be considering re-authorization of the America COMPETES Act - landmark legislation to increase the nation's investment in research and development and in STEM education. 6 May 2010 07:01 236 http://www.spaceday.org/ Since its launch in 1997, the Space Day educational initiative, which takes place on the first Friday of each May, has evolved into a massive grassroots effort dedicated to the extraordinary achievements, benefits and opportunities in the exploration and use of space. 4 May 2010 08:18 235 http://www.inventorsdigest.com/?p=3561 Women have gained ground on men, earning about half of all science and engineering bachelor’s degrees since 2000. 4 May 2010 07:56 14 http://www.exploravision.org/winners/ Designed for K–12 students of all interest, skill and ability levels, ExploraVision encourages kids to create and explore a vision of future technology by combining their imaginations with the tools of science. 4 May 2010 07:50 234 http://www.ucdailynews.com/politics/92439754.html Congressman Bart Gordon’s bill to boost America’s economic competitiveness by investing in science education and cutting-edge energy research was approved by the House Committee on Science and Technology this week. 1 May 2010 12:59 233 http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/display.htm?StoryID=104379 Battelle National Biodefense Institute this week donated $100,000 to Maryland's Frederick County Public Schools to help middle schoolers develop an interest in the sciences. 1 May 2010 12:55 232 http://science.house.gov/press/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=2809 The bill makes investments in science, innovation, and education to strengthen the U.S. scientific and economic leadership, support employers, and create jobs in the short-, mid-, and long-term. 29 Apr 2010 07:35 231 http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/04/21/29stimi3.h29.html?tkn=ZTVFL3SBF1Y0G0rmtRh6kZKYOkm08nInh47I&cmp=clp-edweek The U.S. Department of Education received notice from 2,445 school districts representing all states indicating they may apply for the $650 million Investing in Innovation, or “i3,” grants under the federal economic-stimulus program. 20 Apr 2010 20:37 230 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304628704575186362957042220.html April 15: The technology industry, an engine of innovation and U.S. prosperity for more than half a century, is accelerating its recovery from the recession with surging earnings that have spurred companies to sharply ramp up their hiring. 16 Apr 2010 07:27 13 http://www2.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2010/04/04152010f.html April 15: The U.S. Department of Education has produced a new series of videos that illustrate how several school districts have successfully turned around low-performing schools using the four models endorsed by the Department's $4 billion Title I School Improvement Grant program. 16 Apr 2010 07:21 12 http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2010/0415pace.shtml?sa_campaign=Internal_Ads/AAAS/RSS_News/2010-04-15/ April 16:National innovation and competitiveness depends on a steady supply of engineers, but women and minorities remain underrepresented in undergraduate engineering classrooms. 16 Apr 2010 07:03 11 http://science.house.gov/press/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=2799 The bill helps scientists and engineers funded by NSF to serve as more effective leaders and participants in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education; broaden participation in STEM at all levels; and ensure U.S. competitiveness and national security through technology transfer and commercialization. 15 Apr 2010 07:57 10 http://www.usnews.com/education/best-graduate-schools/articles/2010/04/15/bitten-by-the-green-design-bug.html And according to educators, "the biggest driver of all is student demand, particularly at the graduate level." Brian Thorn of the Rochester Institute of Technology said that there are many "students who want to engage in what is known as 'engineering that you can feel good about.'" 28 Apr 2010 14:39 9 http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2010-04-14-RoboticsCompetition14_ST_N.htm?csp=34 About 400 teams of 10 to 25 students each will engage in battles of the 'bots Thursday through Saturday in Atlanta's Georgia Dome. 14 Apr 2010 07:38 229 http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/president-obama-department-education-announce-race-top-high-school-commencement-ch-0 Two STEM schools are among the six finalists who were selected by the President for their dedication to academic excellence and student preparation for college and career. 10 Apr 2010 08:00 228 http://www2.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/latest/index.html Missouri, Kansas, North Carolina, Arizona, New Mexico and South Carolina to receive funding for turnaround schools. 8 Apr 2010 10:02 227 http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2010013 The Chronicle of Higher Education (4/7) reported that the "National Center for Education Statistics has published its 'Digest of Education Statistics, 2009,' an annual compilation that gathers data released over the last 12 months about all levels of education. 8 Apr 2010 08:35 8 http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/04/06/science-everywhere-including-2010-white-house-egg-roll At the 2010 White House Egg Roll yesterday, preschoolers and students had the opportunity to learn some science, 6 Apr 2010 17:06 7 http://www2.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2010/04/04062010c.html U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has set aside up to $350 million of Race to the Top funds to support a consortia of states in developing and implementing a new generation of assessments. 6 Apr 2010 15:20 6 http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2010/0405white_house.shtml?sa_campaign=Internal_Ads/AAAS/RSS_News/2010-04-05/ Hundreds of young students and their parents learned about seeds and plants at a AAAS exhibit on the “science of spring” during the 2010 White House Easter Egg Roll. 6 Apr 2010 08:04 5 http://www.texastribune.org/library/data/texas-lowest-performing-schools/?appSession=187147184562838&RecordID=&PageID=2&PrevPageID=2&cpipage=1&CPISortType=asc&CPIorderBy=a2009 Cleveland State University has launched the Center for STEMM Education to serve as a home for science, technology, engineering, math, medical and teacher preparation activities. 6 Apr 2010 08:00 226 http://www.app.com/article/20100404/NEWS03/4040334/Innovation-nation--Getting-kids-into-science-is-priority-for-educators "There's no better time to be a scientist than now. Our world is increasingly dependent on science and technology. They are both the cause of every world problem, and the solution." 5 Apr 2010 08:00 225 http://www.educationnews.org/ed_reports/70375.html March 10: The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) today released the first official public draft of the K-12 standards as part of the Common Core State Standards Initiative, a process being led by governors and chief state school officers in 51 states, territories, and the District of Columbia. 16 Mar 2010 14:32 212 http://www2.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2010/03/03152010.html The Obama administration's blueprint to overhaul the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) will support state and local efforts to help ensure that all students graduate prepared for college and a career. 16 Mar 2010 14:28 211 http://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/blueprint/index.html On Saturday, March 13, the Obama administration released its blueprint for revising the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), which would ask states to adopt college- and career-ready standards and reward schools for producing dramatic gains in student achievement. 16 Mar 2010 14:28 210 http://carolinanewswire.com/news/News.cgi?database=000001news.db&command=viewone&id=1701&op=t RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – The NC STEM Community Collaborative, a statewide initiative working to advance STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education in North Carolina, today announced that approximately $1 million of financial and human investments has been pledged this year to help North Carolina communities create a future that will attract and sustain 21st century jobs. 11 Mar 2010 12:09 209 http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/03/11/race A constant theme of reports about math and science is that the United States will have a large enough supply of scientists only if it does a better job of attracting black and Latino scientists -- and not just relying on Asian American, white and foreign talent. 11 Mar 2010 08:10 208 http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.6c9a8a9ebc6ae07eee28aca9501010a0/?vgnextoid=e50b863754047210VgnVCM1000005e00100aRCRD&vgnextchannel=759b8f2005361010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) today released the first official public draft of the K-12 standards as part of the Common Core State Standards Initiative, 10 Mar 2010 20:01 207 /documents/ BHEF's U.S. STEM Education Model will soon have a fresh new look that also will make it easier for non-modelers to use! 9 Mar 2010 18:14 206 http://www2.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2010/03/03082010.html March 6: U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced the Department of Education's final priorities and the grant application for the $650 million Investing in Innovation Fund (i3). 8 Mar 2010 13:51 204 http://www.ed.gov/blog/2010/03/whats-possible-turning-around-americas-lowest-achieving-schools/ The Obama administration is making an historic commitment to support state and local education leaders in turning around the nation’s lowest-achieving schools. 7 Mar 2010 12:37 203 http://www.scholastic.com/primarysources/ March 3, the Gates Foundation and Scholastic Inc. will release Primary Sources: America’s Teachers on America’s Schools, a report presenting the results of a national survey of more than 40,000 public school teachers in grades pre-K to 12. We hope you will be able to join us for a webcast panel discussion at 10 a.m. EST on Wednesday to discuss the findings. Event details and the link to register for the webcast are included below. 2 Mar 2010 15:40 202 http://www.ed.gov/blog/2010/02/new-open-innovation-portal-awaits-ideas/ The Open Innovation Portal will be a place where funders, innovators and practitioners can spotlight areas of need, propose and suggest improvements to solutions, and fund, implement, and improve these solutions in and outside of the classroom. 2 Mar 2010 10:35 201 http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/03/03/23rtt.h29.html?tkn=MZNFY%2FLATXvJ08MYahkrsMG2SZzRrvw%2FA6Od&cmp=clp-edweek In the competition for $4 billion in Race to the Top grants, states have made their best pitches, a secret jury has debated and scored their applications—and now U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan must decide who’s good enough to make it to the final round. 2 Mar 2010 10:33 200 http://www.connectamillionminds.com/ Join Time Warner's initiative to connect young people to after-school initiatives that inspire them to develop important science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills they need to become the problem solvers of tomorrow. 28 Feb 2010 07:56 199 http://homeschoolmath.blogspot.com/2010/02/world-math-day-2010.html World Math Day 2010 is coming up on March 3rd. Registration closes March 2. Register now for this free worldwide event! 25 Feb 2010 10:27 198 http://boston.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2010/02/15/daily41.html New England utility National Grid has launched an initiative to support math and science curriculum in education in part to help refresh an aging workforce of utility engineers. 19 Feb 2010 07:23 197 http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20100218/NEWS/2180335/1001/news This year, the organizers of Future Engineers Day were able to double the amount of participating students ... 19 Feb 2010 07:21 196 http://www.northjersey.com/news/education/84758637_District_s_youngest_students_learn_to_think_like_engineers.html Thanks to a new and innovative pre-engineering enrichment program, students in the Glen Rock school district no longer have to wait until high school or college to study engineering. They now start learning the basics in kindergarten. 19 Feb 2010 07:19 195 http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/archive/2009/November/Pages/InstituteStrivesforNationalSTEMEducationNetwork.aspx National Defense Industrial Association Magazine: Jan Morrison’s story of success proves that change can be initiated by a passionate individual. However, she advocates that the acceptance of change is truly a collaborative effort. 6 Feb 2010 19:22 194 http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10401234-1.html Sneaky intelligent machines have convinced their future human servants to put on the first National Robotics Week, announcing to the masses that robots can "make life easier." 5 Feb 2010 10:51 193 /documents/ We need to make 2010 what Obama should have made 2009: the year of innovation, the year of making our pie bigger, the year of “Start-Up America.” 24 Jan 2010 17:08 192 http://www.thedailytell.com/2010/01/motorola-adds-additional-7-5-million-in-stem-grants/ The Motorola Foundation’s Innovation Generation program will get a $7.5 million bump in funding to increase overall grants, employee volunteers and intra-grantee collaboration to boost American students’ engagement in STEM. 22 Jan 2010 12:25 191 /documents/TNTP_Washington_Report_Jan10.pdf To Improve STEM Education, Washington Must Focus on Teacher Effectiveness 22 Jan 2010 10:39 190 http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/135150.html Doug Hall commits to develop Innovation engineering program at UM to help students apply their unique ideas or inventions to the real world. 20 Jan 2010 08:10 189 http://www.edgovblogs.org/duncan/2010/01/race-to-the-top-41-applications-submitted-for-phase-1/ 40 states and the District of Columbia submitted applications to compete in Phase 1 of Race to the Top. 19 Jan 2010 22:10 188 http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/01/19/19rttt-budget.h29.html?tkn=ZMUFuVH0qasht1i2HvvPeIzych2pc2A2fITk President Barack Obama will seek an additional $1.35 billion in next year’s budget to expand the Race to the Top competition, paving the way for the popular economic-stimulus grant program to become a permanent part of the administration’s education arsenal. 19 Jan 2010 10:42 187 http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2010/0115agep.shtml?sa_campaign=Internal_Ads/AAAS/RSS_News/2010-01-15/ AAAS: It’s been a good decade for underrepresented minorities pursuing doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. But, even though more minorities are getting doctoral degrees, the small number of faculty members who are minorities has not budged. 19 Jan 2010 10:11 186 http://www.ostp.gov/galleries/press_release_files/PECASE%20OSTP%20Press%20Release2%20revised.pdf January 13: President Obama honored 100 outstanding early career scientists... The Award is the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on scientists and engineers in the early stages of their independent research careers. 19 Jan 2010 10:09 185 http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?org=NSF&cntn_id=116238&preview=false Worrisome trends show eroding U.S. competitive advantage in the world science and engineering environment. 19 Jan 2010 10:05 184 http://space-station-shuttle.blogspot.com/2010/01/nasa-supports-presidents-educate-to.html NASA has launched an initiative to use its out-of-this-world missions and technology programs to boost summer learning, particularly for underrepresented students across the nation. 7 Jan 2010 08:22 183 http://science.house.gov/press/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=2707 Chairman Bart Gordon (D-TN) offered the following statement: “I applaud the White House’s announcement today of a $250 million public-private effort to improve STEM education. 6 Jan 2010 15:16 182 http://www.poten.com/NewsDetails.aspx?id=10286695 Jan. 4--Educators hoping for a glimpse at the next rendition of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act may want to take a close look at the rules for the Race to the Top program . . . 6 Jan 2010 13:50 181 http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/webinars/ January 19: Integrating STEM in the Elementary Years January 27: Next Generation Network Security for K-12 & Higher Ed January 28: Improving School Communications February 3: Worry-Free Strategies for School Laptop Management 6 Jan 2010 12:16 180 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/05/AR2010010503981.html?sub=AR President Obama will announce a $250 million public-private effort Wednesday to improve science and mathematics instruction, aiming to help the nation compete in key fields with global economic rivals. 6 Jan 2010 12:08 179 http://www.dmlcompetition.net/ HASTAC and the MacArthur Foundation are excited to launch the third year of the Digital Media and Learning Competition. Submission deadline extended. 5 Jan 2010 19:46 178 http://thejournal.com/articles/2009/12/18/nasa-funds-target-13-k-12-stem-education-programs.aspx Thirteen K-12 STEM education initiatives will receive an infusion of more than $12 million through NASA's Nspires program. 19 Dec 2009 12:01 177 http://www.edweek.org/media/criteria_and_support_for_states_for_rttp_applications.pdf Gate has decided to offer funds for consulting support to ..... 35 states who can meet similar criteria for funding. In order to receive the support, states must complete a brief application responding to specific criteria, and provide background information on the consulting firm of their choice. 18 Dec 2009 12:17 176 http://gamefwd.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=272:fwd-news-educational-games-get-scientific&catid=56:educational-games&Itemid=54 In response to American President Barack Obama’s call for greater attention to be paid to STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education, some major video game industry players have teamed up to announce a set of initiatives to engage students toward science. 18 Dec 2009 12:07 175 http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=116094&org=NSF&from=news Seven institutions received funding in fiscal year 2009 through Innovation through Institutional Integration, or I3--an effort intended to link institutions' existing National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded projects in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education and to leverage their collective strengths. Awards were for up to $1.25 million over four years. 15 Dec 2009 19:56 174 http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2009-12-03-gates-college_N.htm SEATTLE (AP) — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation wants to help community colleges use technology to improve and go beyond basic online classes. 5 Dec 2009 09:14 173 http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/12/02/13merrow.h29.html?tkn=LWRFrY1HGu3ANyxAK0M0zkm8GabXrvTbVPS1 Where Will the Charter School Movement Take Education? 1 Dec 2009 08:12 172 http://www.convergemag.com/stem/Mass-Leader-Emphasizes-STEM-Education.html Massachusetts will be announcing a STEM coordinating council of high-level stakeholders to sit around the table. It will include all the appropriate secretaries, such as workforce and labor. The council will focus on the government internally to prioritize and raise the bar on STEM. 26 Nov 2009 10:00 171 http://www.convergemag.com/stem/STEMtech-Promotes-Interactive-Learning.html The League for Innovation's annual Conference on Information Technology (CIT) is transitioning into a new conference envisioned as an interactive learning experience with a strong focus on: (STEM) disciplines in general education and workforce training; and uses of technology across the institution. 26 Nov 2009 09:58 170 http://www.convergemag.com/stem/Obama-Pushes-STEM-Achievement.html Since the beginning of his presidency, Obama has stressed the importance of STEM in the movement to grow the U.S. economy, promote innovation and compete globally 26 Nov 2009 09:55 169 http://www.convergemag.com/stem/Women-for-STEM-Fields.html http://www.convergemag.com/stem/Women-for-STEM-Fields.html 26 Nov 2009 09:53 168 http://chronicle.com/article/Obama-Touts-TVVideo-Games/49247/ Corporate donors encouraged by the Obama administration will spend at least $260-million over the next four years to help improve student achievement in mathematics and science through specially designed television programs and video games. 24 Nov 2009 20:29 167 http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/nsta-issues-statement-on-national-lab-day-initiative-71572517.html ARLINGTON, Va., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), the largest professional organization in the world promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning, released the following statement in response to President Obama's announcement on the National Lab Day initiative. 24 Nov 2009 08:53 166 http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2674275/ Washington: November 23: Time Warner Cable today launched a new philanthropic initiative in conjunction with a White House plan to strengthen America's economic competitiveness by improving education and interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). 24 Nov 2009 08:52 165 http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/discovery-communications-to-launch-new-multimedia-multi-year-science-initiative-be-the-future-supporting-obama-administration-stem-priorities-71572787.html SILVER SPRING, Md., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Underscoring its commitment to leading in science-related programming and education, and answering President Obama's call to action to encourage science literacy, Discovery Communications today announced a new multimedia, multi-year nationwide initiative called "Be The Future." 24 Nov 2009 08:47 164 http://www.itic.org/governmentrelations/science-technology-engineering-math-stem-education/ The United States has long been known as a world leader in scientific and technological innovation and the information and communications technology (ICT) sector is collectively spearheading educational initiatives focused on improving education in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines. 24 Nov 2009 08:41 163 /documents/ Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama said he’s enlisting corporations and foundations as well as video-game designers in a $260 million effort to promote the study of science and technology. 24 Nov 2009 08:10 162 http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2009/11/obama-math-and-science-are-keys-to-health-care-energy-and-the-economy/1 President Obama tied a good chunk of his domestic agenda today to better education in math and science. 24 Nov 2009 08:08 161 http://www.sesameworkshop.org/newsandevents/pressreleases/stemeducation_11212009 Sesame Workshop and PNC, via its 10-year, $100 million Grow Up Great program, will create a new mathematics initiative for preschool children as well as a two-year science initiative, which enables children to build their knowledge of the world around them through scientific inquiry. 23 Nov 2009 14:32 160 http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/remarks-president-education-innovate-campaign Today, we are launching the "Educate to Innovate" campaign, a nationwide effort to help reach the goal this administration has set: moving to the top in science and math education in the next decade. We've got leaders from private companies and universities, foundations and non-profits, and organizations representing millions of scientists, engineers, and teachers from across America. The initial commitment of the private sector to this campaign is more than $260 million, 23 Nov 2009 20:34 159 http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/13937/ DALLAS – Gov. Rick Perry today was joined by Texas Workforce commissioners Andres Alcantar and Ronnie Congleton, Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott and business leaders to announce a $1 million investment from the Texas Workforce Commission to expand statewide student participation in robotics education programs. 20 Nov 2009 08:19 158 http://governor.state.tx.us/video/interviews/13941/ 20 Nov 2009 08:18 157 http://www.nsta.org/publications/news/story.aspx?id=56743 You know your students are doing good work, but how do you know how they compare to their peers around your region or the country? For teachers using project-based learning in their curricula, competitions can be the answer. 17 Nov 2009 17:14 155 http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=61789 According to experts ranging from White House advisors to leading education organizations, the state of math and science instruction in the United States is in crisis--and only a major overhaul of the U.S. education system will get the nation back on track. 13 Nov 2009 13:13 154 http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/?i=61674 In yet another step toward helping schools and their students achieve 21st-century success, the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21) has released a new guide intended to help schools and districts evaluate the integration of 21st-century skills into their policies and practices. 13 Nov 2009 09:23 153 http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=61767 The Obama administration on Nov. 12 is opening its competition for states to receive $5 billion in ‘Race to the Top' education funding, but states have been jockeying for the new stimulus money even before the contest begins. 12 Nov 2009 13:46 152 http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2009/11/09/daily23.html The Dayton Regional STEM Center has landed up to $600,000 in grant money from the National Defense Educational Program. 12 Nov 2009 12:37 151 http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/11/11/12stim-race.h29.html?tkn=LRSF8fpOcMoI4SJII%2BQjDJJL3sA8ZpyH3OZS For a good shot at the $4 billion in grants from the federal Race to the Top Fund, states will need to make a persuasive case for their education reform agenda, demonstrate significant buy-in from local school districts, and develop plans to evaluate teachers and principals based on student performance, according to final regulations set for release Thursday by the U.S. Department of Education. 12 Nov 2009 12:32 150 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/11/education/11educ.html Race to the Top is again redefining what Washington calls reform, setting in motion a new cycle of federal school improvement efforts. 11 Nov 2009 13:42 149 http://ngcproject.org/events/events.cfm?eventid=156 Webcast: November 17, 11:00 - 12:00 PST. In this interactive webinar, you’ll learn how to use the series’ free educational resources to start up or spice up your efforts to get girls excited about engineering. 10 Nov 2009 12:10 148 http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2009/11/11092009.html Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that application requirements for the final $11.5 billion in State Fiscal Stabilization Funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 are now available. 10 Nov 2009 09:03 147 http://www.ed.gov/news/speeches/2009/11/11092009.html STEM Education – which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math – is one particular area where greater business involvement is really needed for America to lead an innovation renaissance. 10 Nov 2009 09:02 146 http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/special-reports/special-reports-articles/index.cfm?i=60608 Beginning this fall, third and sixth graders throughout San Diego will use laptop computers to connect with their peers and work on projects that apply what they're learning to real-world situations. 10 Nov 2009 08:42 145 http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=61674 n yet another step toward helping schools and their students achieve 21st-century success, the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21) has released a new guide intended to help schools and districts evaluate the integration of 21st-century skills into their policies and practices. 10 Nov 2009 08:40 144 http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/11/11/11standards_ep.h29.html?tkn=SVYFDAnZpv6Ym20F9nQuOI6aDPeqeZshd%2Fb6 As they wait to see how the latest push for common national standards plays out, some states are putting off or slowing the revision of their own academic standards to avoid wasted effort and spending. 10 Nov 2009 08:36 143 http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/11/11/11salzman_ep.h29.html?tkn=XUTFUZjtGAuAkZi9MsYAj668HvVfTfIjlhcy The classroom or the boardroom? Where does America’s problem in finding the best and the brightest for its science and engineering jobs begin? 10 Nov 2009 08:35 142 http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/11/06/psm November 6, 2009 WASHINGTON -- Graduate school officials from around the country are convening on Capitol Hill this week, urging Congress to fund the development of more professional science master’s degree programs. 6 Nov 2009 08:10 141 http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/11/11/11colorado_ep.h29.html?tkn=ZOLF2GbMEB740%2BWEpHxhSeOtf23l8UmCSaLr If the competition for a slice of $4 billion in federal Race to the Top Fund money were a school class, Colorado would be one of the kids sitting up front, furiously taking notes, and leaping up to answer every one of the teacher’s questions. 5 Nov 2009 12:15 140 http://wistechnology.com/articles/6764/ MADISON - Exactly one year after his historic election to the White House, President Barack Obama came to a racially diverse charter school Wednesday to outline his plans for education reform. 5 Nov 2009 12:12 139 http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=115775&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51 When science teachers do research in university labs, their students ultimately benefit--and it shows in their state assessments. 5 Nov 2009 11:27 138 http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2009/11/04/rttschoolchange_ap.html?tkn=QSXFRxhZkG6SyVLtWCL7Q1BDb3Zz%2Fa%2FCh2S4 One year after his election, President Barack Obama is coaxing states across the country to rewrite education laws and cut deals with unions as they pursue his vision for school reform. 5 Nov 2009 08:03 137 http://www.timescall.com/news_story.asp?ID=19058 LONGMONT — Students of a STEM high school near Cleveland attend classes at a museum or a General Electric corporate campus. 4 Nov 2009 12:38 136 http://www.realworlddesignchallenge.org/OH.html The Real World Design Challenge hopes to inspire and engage all students in STEM education and systematically highlight the potential of future workers in science and engineering fields. 4 Nov 2009 09:31 135 http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/10/28/10chicago.h29.html A majority of Chicago students affected by school closings were sent to schools that were low-performing, just like those they left behind—moves that had no significant impact on performance for most students.... 3 Nov 2009 12:41 134 http://usasciencefestival.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=78&Itemid=87 Prize for the winning Jingle: $500 (and knowing that your Jingle will be heard and sung by hundreds of thousands of science enthusiasts across the country) This competition is to create a Jingle for the USA Science & Engineering Festival. 2 Nov 2009 10:32 133 http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Science-Math-Get-Honors-in-the-Classroom The Obama administration has pursued with real zeal an array of approaches to bolstering science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education (also known as "STEM ed") 30 Oct 2009 15:02 132 http://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2009/wm-receives-federal-grant-to-expand-science-and-engineering-education-123.php A College of William and Mary program to encourage science and engineering education in middle schools will now be taken to the national level after receiving $900,000 in federal funding. 30 Oct 2009 13:37 131 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/sch/2009/10/26-04/Regents-commit-to-science-technology-engineering-math-push.html Schools in the University System of Maryland will move forward with Gov. Martin O'Malley's initiative to encourage students to pursue degrees and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, according to a Board of Regents meeting Friday. 26 Oct 2009 13:08 130 http://www.reliableplant.com/article.aspx?articleid=20786&pagetitle=Recruitment+is+key+to+graduating+more+women+engineers Low enrollment, not low retention, undercuts the number of women graduating with engineering bachelor’s degrees, according to an Urban Institute study highlighted in this month’s issue of PRISM magazine, the flagship publication of the American Society for Engineering Education. 23 Oct 2009 14:15 129 http://www.yachtchartersmagazine.com/node/1155511 BOISE, ID -- (Marketwire) -- 10/22/09 -- PCS Edventures! (OTCBB: PCSV) today announced the successful commencement of the second year of the Idaho SySTEMic Solution, a U.S. Department of Education-funded initiative to advance STEM Education. 23 Oct 2009 14:10 128 http://massachusettsnewswire.com/2009/10/21/MNW1294_142556.php The Patrick-Murray Administration today announced the 2009 “Real World Design Challenge,” an innovative partnership to enhance science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education in Massachusetts with the goal of training tomorrow’s engineers, especially in the aerospace industry. 23 Oct 2009 14:06 127 http://www.ed.gov/news/speeches/2009/10/10222009.html U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today called for America’s colleges of education to dramatically change how they prepare the next generation of teachers so that they are ready to prepare their future students for success in college and careers. 22 Oct 2009 17:59 126 http://www.nsf.gov/od/nms/medal.jsp The National Medal of Science is the highest honor the President bestows on scientists – help recognize the contributions of your colleagues by submitting a nomination for this prestigious award. Nominations must include the nomination itself and three references, and be submitted by November 5, 2009. 21 Oct 2009 19:50 125 http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=38213#middle NDIANAPOLIS, October 15, 2009— The Indiana Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (I-STEM) Resource Network announced today that a $2 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Foundation will support the I-STEM Resource Network 21 Oct 2009 10:04 124 http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/oct/matheducation101309.html Dawn Berk, assistant professor in the School of Education, is leading a group of University of Delaware researchers who will be evaluating the University's mathematics teacher preparation programs over the next five years, thanks to a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation's REESE (Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering) program. 21 Oct 2009 10:02 123 http://www.aacte.org/index.php?/Press-Center/Feature-Articles/join-a-live-webcast-of-us-education-secretary-arne-duncan.html On Thursday morning, October 22nd, at 11:30 a.m., Teachers College will host U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan as he delivers a major policy address on teacher preparation. Secretary Duncan will speak at the Alfred J. Lerner Hall on the Columbia University Campus. His appearance inaugurates TC's Phyllis L. Kossoff Lecture. TC President Susan Fuhrman will introduce Duncan, whose remarks will be followed by audience Q and A. Teachers College will Webcast the event at http://www.tc.edu/duncanwebcast. To view the Webcast, register beforehand at that same URL. 20 Oct 2009 15:20 122 http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2009/10/common_standards_in_science_an.html For about three years now, the National Science Teachers Association has been working on creating a new set of science standards. That project is known as "Anchors," and is being undertaken in cooperation with officials from Achieve, as well as the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the National Research Council, two prestigious scientific organizations,,,,, 20 Oct 2009 08:26 121 http://media.www.tntechoracle.com/media/storage/paper1408/news/2009/10/16/News/Students.Encouraged.To.Submit.Questions.For.Nasa.InFlight.Response-3804618.shtml Tech's Millard Oakley STEM Center and NASA are inviting students from kindergarten to college to participate in the Soaring Eagle Question Contest. Winners will be invited to ask International Space Station astronauts their questions during the NASA Inflight Education Downlink on Wednesday, Nov. 18. 16 Oct 2009 14:00 120 http://thegovmonitor.com/world_news/united_states/texas-to-invest-160-million-in-t-stem-academies-10663.html Gov. Rick Perry today announced a $160 million initiative to expand the number and scope of Texas Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (T-STEM) academies, an initiative he established in 2005. 16 Oct 2009 13:58 119 http://asunews.asu.edu/20091013_educationprogram Richard D. Fisher is the director of the Mary Lou Fulton Institute and Graduate School’s Strategic Partnerships and Initiatives, which focuses on STEM education (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) university-wide, and is a student in the new program. 14 Oct 2009 13:24 118 http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/10/14/08naep.h29.html?tkn=[QLFDzrcUeWSkgVRZpmnT4dtJYkIYIozfWHU After marching steadily upward for the past two decades, students’ scores in 4th grade mathematics have stagnated on a prominent nationwide exam. That result seems likely to prompt calls for an inspection of state and federal efforts to boost elementary instruction in the subject. Scores among 8th graders on the exam, the National Assessment of Educational Progress, continued to rise, meanwhile—a fairly consistent trend since the early 1990s. 14 Oct 2009 12:06 117 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091012/ap_on_re_us/us_improving_indian_school Tohatchi Elementary School boosted its math scores from 15 percent of the students being proficient in 2006 to nearly 78 percent this year. Reading scores rose from nearly 28 percent of the students being proficient to almost 71 percent this year, according to state data. 13 Oct 2009 11:38 116 http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139271/Students_show_how_to_heat_cool_watch_TV_electric_bill_free The 20 suburban houses standing this week on the National Mall are demonstrating the use of alternative energy systems. One of many interesting aspects of this government-sponsored project is how IT is used to manage and monitor energy consumption via iPhone apps and Web interfaces. 13 Oct 2009 08:35 115 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/13/science/earth/13solar.html “The idea is to prove to people that solar works, and you don’t have to give up your lifestyle to use it,” said Richard King, director of the biennial competition for the Energy Department, which gives $100,000 to each team to get the projects started. 13 Oct 2009 08:34 114 http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-solar-decathlon13-2009oct13,0,1251018.story Team California -- made up of students from Santa Clara University and the California College of the Arts -- focused on building a practical house that did not skimp on comfort. 13 Oct 2009 08:14 113 http://gov.ca.gov/press-release/13562 Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed two bills that support the success of charter schools in California. 12 Oct 2009 13:59 112 http://www.wired.com/culture/culturereviews/magazine/17-05/st_essay .....Science is about immersing ourselves in piercing uncertainty while struggling with the deepest of mysteries. It is the ultimate adventure..... 12 Oct 2009 13:56 111 http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2009/10/stem_through_4-h.html What impact do you think an organization with the grassroots reach of 4-H—which says it can be found in every county in every state—is likely to have on STEM? 9 Oct 2009 12:57 110 http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091009/NEWS/910090347 ........ university officials also announced the establishment of a new doctoral degree in mathematics education within the STEM department at UMass Dartmouth. 9 Oct 2009 12:55 109 http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/10/08/07fordham.h29.html?tkn=QTNFyNNAK621aPLibMixBz46alATEQEOiSCS A high-profile effort to establish common academic standards across states is far from complete, but an early blueprint has won a favorable review from a Washington think tank that has long supported standards-based accountability 9 Oct 2009 09:32 108 http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/10/06/07innovate_ep.h29.html?tkn=ZTUFY0E5yDdSB6otHFAC%2B2pN0wOnk49p2u9X The U.S. Department of Education is proposing high hurdles for school districts and nonprofit organizations that want a piece of the $650 million Investing in Innovation grant program, including evidence of past success in helping students most in need, and a significant financial commitment from the private sector. 7 Oct 2009 15:11 107 http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2009/10/10062009a.html U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced the Department's priorities for grants under the $650 million Investing in Innovation Fund (i3). 6 Oct 2009 20:10 106 http://www.scienceafterschool.org/nsd.html The Coalition for Science After School has partnered with Time Warner Cable to create a national directory of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) learning opportunities. 30 Sep 2009 21:54 105 http://www.ed.gov/news/speeches/2009/09/09242009.html ...this is the first of a series of public conversations our department is holding here in DC on reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. 29 Sep 2009 17:08 104 http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/09/28/303280usmoreschool_ap.html?tkn=QZMFgytm6zkRr9tXoHZ5reri7xLAN6wZFhub Students beware: The summer vacation you just enjoyed could be sharply curtailed if President Barack Obama gets his way. 29 Sep 2009 09:17 103 http://www.newstribune.info/news/x1073707670/County-engineering-program-on-the-Way Project Lead the Way (PLTW) is a unique program that features a series of courses that are incorporated in the high school curriculum by complementing math and science college preparatory coursework to establish a solid background in engineering and technology. 24 Sep 2009 10:52 102 http://www.jsonline.com/news/education/60878147.html Project Lead the Way's hands-on, project-based program is seen not only as a way to introduce students to engineering while they're still in secondary school but also to teach them skills such as working in teams, forming and testing hypotheses, critical thinking and problem-solving. 24 Sep 2009 10:51 101 http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/secletter/090902.html The U.S. Department of Education is seeking recommendations for reviewers for the $4.35 billion Race to the Top Fund competitive grant program. 20 Sep 2009 13:16 100 http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/09/16/enroll As the economy started to decline last year, more Americans were deciding that graduate school was a good place to be. First-time enrollment in fall 2008 increased by 4.5 percent over the prior year, while applications were up by 4.8 percent. Those figures and many more are being released today by the Council of Graduate Schools, which conducts annual surveys on the status of graduate enrollments. 16 Sep 2009 08:40 99 http://www.nacacnet.org/EventsTraining/NC09/Pages/default.aspx Join Jan Morrison, TIES Executive Director, when she presents for the Association on Saturday, September 26 at 8:30 in Room 337 of the Madison Hotel in Washington D.C. 11 Sep 2009 12:42 98 http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/09/09/03harkin.h29.html?tkn=QQLFCwWwAMfj%2BxAhDqmqDCtQ1OfrJQLEoyg7 As the chairman of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that oversees education spending, Sen. Harkin, ...is already a key player on K-12 policy. He had a lead role in securing some $100 billion for education in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the economic-stimulus bill that passed in February. 10 Sep 2009 19:23 97 http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/09/08/03engineering.h29.html?tkn=UNNFlh9YbbvOitOQyXLDbzQz5gaePm72o5rf Engineering studies, or lessons on how products are designed and built, have the potential to bolster student engagement and understanding in math and science, despite the topic’s relatively modest and undefined presence in the nation’s schools. 8 Sep 2009 11:49 96 http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx?RecordID=12635 September 8, 2009 Press Release from the National Academy of Engineering calls for improvements and expansion of K-12 education; teaching engineering design may boost learning of science and math. 8 Sep 2009 10:49 95 http://www.hhmi.org/news/neuhauser20090908.html A new curriculum funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute builds connections between disciplines to prepare students for an increasingly interconnected world. 8 Sep 2009 09:52 94 http://www.getschooled.com/#/home 7 Sep 2009 19:07 93 http://www.gatesfoundation.org/press-releases/Pages/get-schooled-event-090813.aspx On Sept. 8 at 8 p.m., all of Viacom's (NYSE: VIA and VIA.B) U.S. television properties will join together to simultaneously air Get Schooled: You Have the Right, a 30-minute special that highlights education challenges and breakthroughs experienced by three leading figures from the world of entertainment, sports and politics... 7 Sep 2009 19:06 92 http://www.nationalmathandscience.org/index.php/articles/great-teachers-for-stem.html The Obama administration has recently stressed the need to strengthen science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education in the United States. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan clearly understands that the quality of STEM teaching is of singular importance to the success of students, requiring "great teachers, who know the content."..... 3 Sep 2009 15:31 91 http://www.teachermagazine.org/tm/articles/2009/09/02/rtt_explained.html?tkn=YNTF9IX1JRMrm4etRAgFOPrwpkMiLw8HmXZS As states continue the scramble for education dollars this year, teachers may hear frequent references to a federal grant program called “Race to the Top.” What exactly does it mean for classroom educators? 3 Sep 2009 08:05 90 /documents/DLC_HotJobs.pdf Highlighting why President Obama's American Graduation Initiative is such a crucial element of the nation's effort to drive long-term economic growth, the New DLC released a new report today detailing tomorrow's 'hot jobs' -- those professions that promise, over the next few years, to grow both in number and in income. 2 Sep 2009 14:30 89 http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2009/09/innovation_grants_revisited.html By guest blogger Erik Robelen: As school districts, charter operators, and other nonprofits anxiously await further details from the Education Department on the $650 million Investing in Innovation Fund, Congress appears disinclined to pony up much, if any, extra money down the road to keep the program going. 2 Sep 2009 12:37 88 http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/09/02/02vallas_ep.h29.html?tkn=TZMFmCK8ePmonCwULZMmkvcAoO3v8noZ7lpC As the U.S. Department of Education’s Race to the Top competition focuses new attention on what it takes to turn around failing public schools, New Orleans is proving that the job can be done. 2 Sep 2009 12:33 87 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/education/bal-md.dunbar01sep01,0,6607812.story As Baltimore schools opened Monday, students streamed into Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, which even the seniors didn't recognize after a two-year, $28 million renovation that transformed the worn interior into one better able to support students studying math and the sciences. 2 Sep 2009 11:37 86 http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/08/20/01stim-innovate_ep.h29.html?tkn=VVRF4xRLTQXetaSd7%2FeGV6S0mC%2F9edw3H5dh Federal education officials last week pledged that the economic-stimulus program’s $650 million innovation fund will reserve the largest grants for schools, districts, and nonprofit organizations that want to finance programs with proven track records and are ready to grow. 26 Aug 2009 14:17 85 http://newsblaze.com/story/2009082014300200001.pnw/topstory.html As staggering statistics continue to evidence American students' lack of preparedness for college and careers, ACT, Inc. and America's Choice convened the Superintendents' Symposium Series today to introduce district superintendents from across the United States to practical solutions for increasing student college and career readiness. Both the not-for-profit organization ACT and America's Choice are national leaders in college readiness and school improvement. 26 Aug 2009 13:25 84 http://www.ed.gov/news/speeches/2009/08/08202009.html Remarks of Arne Duncan to America's Choice Superintendent's Symposium 26 Aug 2009 13:23 83 http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/monday-is-first-day-at-new-stem-school-251037.html 'Classes begin Monday, Aug. 17, for the new Dayton Regional STEM School near Wright State University’s campus. School spokeswoman Laurie A. McFarlin said 94 ninth-graders from school districts across Montgomery, Greene and Clark counties are enrolled in the intensive science high school, whose interim home will be in the Clark State Community College building at 3775 Pentagon Blvd.' 20 Aug 2009 08:26 82 http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/08/13/01stimcapacity.h29.html?tkn=MWVFRtAdBiZ5j0pOiYRckQlvFIPK%2BN0rbTNT As states scramble to spend and report on millions of dollars of education stimulus funds already flowing their way, they face another daunting task if they want a shot at even more money: navigating the complex application process for $4 billion from the Race to the Top Fund. 19 Aug 2009 08:15 81 http://www.ohio.com/news/top_stories/53330177.html Teachers at new math and science middle school say they're excited about allowing children to solve problems, do projects rather than expecting them to follow book 18 Aug 2009 09:01 80 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bal-ed0814,0,4770794.story Education Secretary Arne Duncan is joining forces with two unlikely allies, the Rev. Al Sharpton and Republican former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, to push cities to fix failing schools. 17 Aug 2009 08:02 79 /documents/Race to the Top Live Webinar.doc What are the requirements for Race to the Top, Innovation, and other grant programs? How can leaders best compete for those awards? And how can the money be used to drive education reform? 13 Aug 2009 08:01 78 http://science.house.gov/press/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=2578 “In hearings and reports we have repeatedly heard that innovation is key to maintaining a high standard of living for all Americans, and that we need more teachers and more graduates in the STEM fields if we want our country to continue to lead in the global economy,” said Subcommittee Chairman Daniel Lipinski (D-IL) 31 Jul 2009 08:05 74 http://chronicle.com/article/Students-in-STEM-Fields/47489/ The Chronicle of Higher Education: July 30, 2009: Using data from three national studies completed from 1995 to 2006, the U.S. Department of Education released a report today that profiles the characteristics and higher-education outcomes of the roughly 15 percent of students who major in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics at postsecondary institutions. 30 Jul 2009 15:09 73 http://www.all4ed.org/publication_material/straight_as/07272009#WSR To address a crisis in which one third of students do not graduate from high school and another third graduate unprepared for the rigors of college and careers, reform efforts must focus on the systemic improvement of low-performing high schools, according to a new policy brief from the Alliance for Excellent Education. 28 Jul 2009 14:45 72 http://www.all4ed.org/publication_material/straight_as/07272009#CEA President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers Finds Occupations Requiring Higher Education Will Grow Faster Than Occupations That Do Not 28 Jul 2009 14:28 71 http://www.all4ed.org/publication_material/straight_as/07272009#RaceTop Alliance for Excellent Education: Straight A’s: Public Education Policy and Progress is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, D.C., and around the country. In this article the Race to the Top is outlined. 28 Jul 2009 14:25 70 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/23/AR2009072303881.html President Obama is leaning hard on the nation's schools, using the promise of more than $4 billion in federal aid -- and the threat of withholding it -- to strong-arm the education establishment to accept more charter schools and performance pay for teachers. 28 Jul 2009 14:20 69 http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Remarks-by-the-President-at-the-Department-of-Education/ Because improving education is central to rebuilding our economy, we set aside over $4 billion in the Recovery Act to promote improvements in schools...... 25 Jul 2009 17:46 68 http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/President-Obama-US-Secretary-of-Education-Duncan-announce-National-Competition-to-advance-school-reform/ Obama Administration Starts $4.35 Billion "Race to the Top" Competition, Pledges a Total of $10 Billion for Reforms 25 Jul 2009 17:42 67 http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/The-President-on-Race-to-the-Top/ Earlier today, Education Secretary Arne Duncan told you about the launch of "Race to the Top," a competition for states to invest in school reforms that really work. The President spoke at the Department of Education today about the initiative, and reiterated his commitment to improving our education system. 25 Jul 2009 17:40 66 http://www.ostp.gov/galleries/press_release_files/PECASE%20CORRECTED%20v2.pdf July 9, 2009: President Obama today named 100 beginning researchers as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on young professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers. The recipient scientists and engineers will receive their awards in the Fall at a White House ceremony. 21 Jul 2009 20:48 65 http://www.ostp.gov/galleries/press_release_files/Mentor-Teacher%20FINAL%20with%20LOGO%20v2.pdf July 9, 2009: President Obama today named more than 100 science, math, and engineering teachers and mentors as recipients of two prestigious Presidential Awards for Excellence. The educators will receive their awards in the Fall at a White House ceremony. 21 Jul 2009 20:44 64 https://app.e2ma.net/app/view:CampaignPublic/id:26503.2210037088/rid:a542ea791d74e84b6c814634adca8f12 'At BHEF's 2009 summer meeting (June 15-16, 2009), members discussed the alignment between BHEF's agenda with that of the Obama administration.' 16 Jul 2009 11:33 63 http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Excerpts-of-the-Presidents-remarks-in-Warren-Michigan-and-fact-sheet-on-the-American-Graduation-Initiative/ 'The Departments of Defense, Education, and Labor will work together to make the courses freely available through one or more community colleges and the Defense Department's distributed learning network, explore ways to award academic credit based upon achievement rather than class hours, and rigorously evaluate the results.' 15 Jul 2009 13:25 62 http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2009/jun/HQ_09-146_SMD_Education_Awards.html NASA has selected four organizations to share approximately $18 million over five years for education and public outreach activities to help inspire the next generation of science leaders and explorers 2 Jul 2009 12:36 60 http://www.cleveland.com/science/index.ssf/2009/06/fabrication_labs_let_student_a.html 'Fab labs are stocked with computers running easy-to-use design software, and linked to cutting-edge production machinery - laser-powered cutters and etchers, table-top milling equipment, devices that slice copper sheets into circuitry, high-precision robotic routers, and even a sort of super-printer that spits out three-dimensional plastic parts.' 1 Jul 2009 15:22 59 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/education/bal-md.stem29jun29,0,6784837.story Baltimore Sun: June 29, 2009: 'Next month, a panel created by Gov. Martin O'Malley will release its plan for improving STEM education in Maryland. One of the most ambitious goals will be to triple the number of such teachers produced by Maryland colleges and universities by 2015.' 29 Jun 2009 08:10 58 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/28/opinion/28friedman.html?ref=opinion 'I was at a conference in St. Petersburg, Russia, a few weeks ago and interviewed Craig Barrett, the former chairman of Intel, about how America should get out of its current economic crisis. His first proposal was this: Any American kid who wants to get a driver’s license has to finish high school. No diploma — no license......' 28 Jun 2009 10:45 57 http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Remarks-by-the-President-at-the-National-Academy-of-Sciences-Annual-Meeting/ "....scientific innovation offers us a chance to achieve prosperity. It has offered us benefits that have improved our health and our lives -- improvements we take too easily for granted. But it gives us something more. At root, science forces us to reckon with the truth as best as we can ascertain it." 24 Jun 2009 21:34 56 http://www.cleveland.com/science/index.ssf/2009/06/fabrication_labs_let_student_a.html The Cleveland Plain Dealer (6/19, Mangles) reports on the education-oriented fabrication lab, which is "stocked with computers running easy-to-use design software, and linked to cutting-edge production machinery." Cleveland's MC science/technology/engineering/math high school recently became the first public school to have its own "fab lab," and "national educators are closely watching the MC fab lab experiment, which already has helped raise students' math test scores and is attracting imitators." The original idea for these labs "was to simplify the process of turning an idea into a product" and to enable people, particularly those in developing countries, do create exactly what was needed with less "expense and environmental impact." Yet, educational applications have become a major focus of the labs. High school students in Early College programs use them to "better grasp science and math concepts," and the labs are seen as "especially important as educators try to encourage more girls to pursue science and engineering careers." 19 Jun 2009 09:29 54 http://www.ncren.net/index.cfm?fuseaction=news_item&id=148 'NC STEM is dedicated to ensuring all North Carolina students have the opportunity to engage in a rigorous, sustainable STEM education giving them a foundation for future success and providing their communities a workforce that aligns to richer economic opportunities. NC STEM will work with leadership and stakeholders from policy, industry, education, economic development, and other community sectors to create a cohesive education model suitable for each region’s needs and informed by the state’s needs.' 19 Jun 2009 11:54 51 /documents/Race to the Top deadline announcement.doc The U.S. Department of Education has now laid out very specific deadlines for states vying for a piece of the Race to the Top fund, a pool of discretionary economic-stimulus money that Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will get to dole out to the states. Billed as a "national competition," the grants will be distributed in two rounds—to give states that miss out the first time around a crack at the second phase. 16 Jun 2009 11:32 50 http://www.opportunityequation.org/report/urgency-opportunity/ The United States must mobilize for excellence in mathematics and science education so that all students — not just a select few, or those fortunate enough to attend certain schools — achieve much higher levels of math and science learning. Over the coming decades, today’s young people will depend on the skills and knowledge developed from learning math and science to analyze problems, imagine solutions, and bring productive new ideas into being. 10 Jun 2009 15:17 49 http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/index.html#apps he American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) was signed into law by President Obama on February 17th, 2009. It is an unprecedented effort to jumpstart our economy, create or save millions of jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st century. 10 Jun 2009 14:46 48 http://www.carnegie.org/sub/news/opportunity_equation-low.html June 10: Join U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Nobel Laureate Harold Varmus, President, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Co-Chair, Presidential Council of Advisors on Science and Technology as they address how America must mobilize to transform math and science education as part of the Carnegie Corporation of New York - Institute for Advanced Study Commission on Mathematics and Science Education's release of its report and kick-off of a national mobilization. 6 Jun 2009 10:06 47 http://www.edweek.org/ew/marketplace/products/spotlight-technology-in-classroom.html SPOTLIGHT ON TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM On Technology in the Classroom Education Week's 2009 Spotlight on Technology in the Classroom brings together a collection of articles hand-picked by our editors for their insights. 3 Jun 2009 07:56 46 /documents/Policy Brief California.pdf This year federal stimulus funding provides a unique opportunity to strengthen our statewide teacher data system to offer educators and policymakers essential information on California's educator workforce. A new policy brief from the Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning outlines the need for, and benefits of, devoting a portion of the federal stimulus funds to expand and accelerate implementation of the California Longitudinal Teacher Integrated Data Education System (CALTIDES). The brief also examines why strengthening CALTIDES may be critical to meeting commitments made to the federal government when the Governor applied for stimulus funding necessary to stem thousands of teacher layoffs this year. 2 Jun 2009 10:03 45 https://tiesteach.projectpath.com:443/dl/projects/3104584/file/29613068/VPhilips_Committee_Ed_Labor_051209.pdf?redirected=1 Hearing before the  Committee on Education and Labor,   United States Congress,  One Hundred Eleventh Congress  First Session, Honorable George Miller, Chairman  3:00 PM, May 12, 2009 18 May 2009 20:50 44 /documents/NC Innovator.pdf TIES is actively involved in the North Carolina New Schools Project. INNOVATOR is a bimonthly report on high school change in North Carolina from the North Carolina New Schools Project that informs practitioners, policy makers, and friends of public education about high school innovation in North Carolina as well as success stories and research from across the nation. 18 May 2009 09:32 43 http://www.cmsdjobs.com/esjobs/jobpostings.asp?post_num=2-1588&action=Jobs Design Lab Early College STEM High School is hiring teachers for English Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Foreign Language, and an Intervention Specialist. 27 Apr 2009 14:32 37 http://www.cmsdjobs.com/esjobs/jobpostings.asp?post_num=2-1589&action=Jobs MC² STEM High School is hiring teachers for English, Math, Science, Social Studies, and Foreign Language. 27 Apr 2009 14:18 36 http://www.tiesteach.org/documents/ObamaSTEM%20speech%204.27.09.pdf 27 Apr 2009 13:29 35 http://www.tiesteach.org/documents/STEM%20Memo%20for%20website.pdf "On Monday, April 27, President Barack Obama will address members of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) gathered in Washington, D.C., for the Academy’s 146th annual meeting. He will use this speech to highlight governors’ science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education efforts across the states and to talk about the Administration’s focus on STEM education. " 27 Apr 2009 10:01 31 http://somd.com/news/headlines/2009/9850.shtml "Five Charles County Public Schools' robotics teams placed in the 2009 Save the Bay Robotics Challenge held April 4 at North Point High School. The event was sponsored by the U.S. Navy and National Defense Education Program and is part of the 2008-09 Indian Head Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) In-School Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) program." The event "featured two levels of competition: one for fifth-grade teams and one for seventh-grade teams. All teams were required to complete challenges with their robots, including cleaning up a power plant, delivering oysters to the bay, preventing land erosion, scanning water for crab populations, dredging a river and searching for pollutants. Teams also participated in teamwork and technical interviews, and were judged on their research projects." 21 Apr 2009 09:34 30 http://science.house.gov/press/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=2370 Science and Technology Committee Chairman Bart Gordon (D-TN). “Congress and the Administration has our work cut out for us building a fiscally responsible appropriations bill that will put our nation back on track, especially creating—and keeping—jobs. Investments in science, technology, and education can help us restore our economic competitiveness...." 23 Mar 2009 08:38 29 /documents/STEM%20Grants.pdf 19 Mar 2009 18:27 28 http://science.house.gov/press/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=2389 Today the U.S. House of Representatives approved House Resolution 224 “Supporting the designation of Pi Day” by a vote of 391-10. The legislation supports the designation of `Pi Day' and its celebration around the world; recognizes the continuing importance of National Science Foundation's math and science education programs; and encourages schools and educators to observe the day with appropriate activities that teach students about Pi and engage them about the study of mathematics. 18 Mar 2009 15:08 27 http://www.tiesteach.org/documents/OBRMediaRel_06Jan09.pdf The STEM Subcommittee of the Partnership for Continued Learning, chaired by Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Eric D. Fingerhut, recently announced FY 2009 recipients of Ohio STEM Schools and K-8 STEM Programs of Excellence awards. The State's $2.857 million investment in STEM schools for middle school and high school students and $3.127 million investment in STEM programs for students in grades kindergarten through eight are designed to significantly strengthen Ohio's competitiveness in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEM) and STEM education. 17 Mar 2009 12:52 25 http://www.tiesteach.org/viewevent.aspx?id=24 Today, the Science and Technology’s Subcommittee on Research and Science Education held a hearing to examine the role of informal environments in promoting science, technology engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning. Subcommittee Members heard testimony on the National Academies report, Learning Science in Informal Environments: People, Places, and Pursuits. 10 Mar 2009 13:56 24 http://www.edweek.org//ew/articles/2009/03/04/23bartlett.h28.html?tkn=PTRFlPrblmMLxLNPH%2FxUond1IkLtdziWj1tz&print=1 We are pleased to announce that Edweek’s, March 4 publication, will include the article, STEM as a Curriculum, An Experimental Approach, by Raymond V. ‘Buzz’ Bartlett, Senior STEM consultant and Jan Morrison, Executive Director, TIES, Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM. Jan and her staff bring years of experience to educators, corporate America and government. They hope to expand the success of the STEM pipeline and implement successful STEM curriculum preparing the next generation of students to meet the challenges of the 21st century. 16 Mar 2009 20:30 23 http://www.tiesteach.org/documents/%20National%20Academies,%20CCST%20Plan%20Elementary%20Science%20Convocation.webarchive The National Academies and CCST are working with the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation to hold a convocation on building and sustaining effective programs in elementary school science education. The convocation is scheduled to be held on April 29 and 30, 2009 at the Beckman Center in Irvine. 26 February 2009 13:30 22 http://www.tiesteach.org/documents/MC2%20opens-1.doc February 17, 2009 - The renovation of the MC²STEM High School facility on the GE Nela Park campus in East Cleveland is complete and students have 21 February 2009 13:30 21 http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/news/25086/ February 20, 2009 The first public high school in the country operated inside a corporation held a high-tech ribbon cutting at General Electric in East Cleveland Friday. ideastream®'s Kymberli Hagelberg has details. 21 February 2009 13:19 20 "More than 85% of students today aren't considering careers in engineering," according to a recent survey from the American Society for Quality. The study found "that interest in engineering careers has waned significantly, with a majority (44%) of respondents citing a lack of knowledge around engineering as the top reason they would not pursue such jobs. Another top reason kids don't consider a career in high-tech involves the 'geek' perception for 30%, who indicated 'engineering would be a boring career.'" Students also indicated "a lack of confidence in math or science skills (21%)." However, "22% of kids polled listed math as their favorite subject and 17% find science the most fun." The survey also found that "boys indicated a higher interest in engineering careers than girls: 24% vs. 5%," percentages that were roughly equivalent to the percentage of boys and girls who were encouraged to consider engineering by their parents. 11 February 2009 13:18 19 http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2009/jan09/01-13EducationMeasurePR.mspx "Jan. 13, 2009 — Three leading technology companies today announced a collaboration aimed at transforming global educational assessment and improving learning outcomes. At the Learning and Technology World Forum in London, Cisco Systems Inc., Intel Corporation and Microsoft Corp. unveiled plans to underwrite a multi-sector research project to develop new assessment approaches, methods and technologies for measuring the success of 21st-century teaching and learning in classrooms around the world. During the session, the three companies called upon educational leaders, governments and other corporations to join in the effort." 11 February 2009 13:18 18 http://www.eschoolnews.com/funding/funding-news/?I=56773 "Motorola is calling for applications for the 2009 Innovation Generation Grants, the technology company’s signature giving program. Innovation Generation Grants support programs that inspire and cultivate the next generation of inventors and innovators by making science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) accessible and relatable to students at any age. In 2008, the Motorola Foundation’s Innovation Generation Grants supported more than 90 programs that use innovative approaches to develop students’ interest and skills in STEM. Of the recipient programs – ranging from after-school and summer science enrichment programs to activities that promote innovative technology use and teacher-training initiatives – 43 percent serve African American students, 23 percent reach Hispanic youth, and 35 percent reach girls." 28 Janurary 2009 13:17 17