Minecraft Spurs Interest in STEM Areas, Commands $2.5B from Microsoft

Education News - Grace Smith "Minecraft, the popular “sandbox” game [...]

September 23rd, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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How to get girls more interested in STEM subjects

The Washington Post - Valerie Strauss "Why are girls underrepresented [...]

September 19th, 2014|Categories: Career, Education, Gender, Girls, STEM|Tags: Education, School|

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Guest column: STEM studies should begin as early as preschool

Michigan Live - Paul Harvey "Today’s students become tomorrow’s workforce. [...]

September 18th, 2014|Categories: Education, Global Economy, Preschool, STEM, Students, Workforce|Tags: Education, School|

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The States Need to Step It Up on STEM

Education Week - Rick Hess "We talk a lot about [...]

September 17th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, States, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Governor: Science, math key – and so is writing

The Argus Leader - Steve Young "High school graduates in [...]

September 16th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, College Degree, College/University, Current Events, Economy, Education, Learning, News, South Dakota, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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STEM education for kids from underrepresented communities

Planet Engineering - Joy Chang "The Chicago Pre-College Science & [...]

September 16th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Chicago, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Illinois, Learning, News, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Policymakers hail STEM education as a strong foundation, pushing innovation

The Washington Post - Wesley Robinson "Although a recent study [...]

September 14th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Innovation, Learning, News, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Organizations Strive to Get Blacks, Latinos Interested in STEM Careers

Education News - Grace Smith "Black Girls Code (BCG), founded [...]

September 11th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, African American, Career, Career & Technical Training, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, High School, Hispanic, Latin America, Learning, News, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: education. schools|

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Essential to STEM Education: Other Subjects

U.S. News - Alan Neuhauser "Educators, business leaders and politicians [...]

September 9th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Arts, Business, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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How Do You Develop a Scalable STEM Education Model That Nurtures Deep Learning?

The Huffington Post - Tara Chklovsky "I was very intrigued [...]

September 9th, 2014|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, K-12, Learning, News, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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