STEM
Stories about STEM, the acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, a set of related academic disciplines commonly associated with innovation and sought-after careers. Some regions and school districts focus heavily on these fields, and in others, a lack of funding, staffing or student interest has become a concern.
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The Robson Center for Science and Technology in Oklahoma will entail 44,000 square feet of multifunctional labs mixed with open spaces for robotics and drone work, as well as a teaching kitchen for nutritional science. -
Set to open this fall, the Reading Innovation Academy is structured around specific pathways like engineering and design, computer science and IT, health and biomedical sciences, and STEM-focused human services.
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The state has put out a new call for applicants to help state agencies with AI, data analytics, emergency technologies and other areas. The push reflects similar programs from other governments.
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It's been a decade since Maine authorized charter schools, and today they teach less than 2 percent of the state's public school students. Graduation rates have been lower, while student performance has been mixed.
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The consolidation of two early learning programs, the personalized Homer program for very young children with the coding-focused codeSpark for slightly older kids, aims to prepare a new generation for STEM careers.
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Students at Fox Chapel Area High School in Pennsylvania won the annual Governor’s STEM Competition with a mobile app that determines whether people in a particular location are following social distancing guidelines.
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Settling a lawsuit from 2006, the additional state funding for historically Black colleges and universities will go toward scholarships, high-demand STEM degree programs and infrastructure over the next decade.
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Running this week through Saturday, the third annual COSI Science Festival, hosted by the Center of Science and Industry, will involve free programming from universities, nonprofits, museums and other community groups.
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The K-5 elementary school will start the 2021-22 school year as Elolf STEAM Academy, the first tech-based magnet school and a potential feeder program in San Antonio's Judson Independent School District.
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Following a record-breaking year for cyber attacks, American institutions are devoting more resources to cybersecurity degree programs in an effort to meet growing demand for qualified professionals in the field.
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The grant from the Ohio Department of Higher Education will help Miami’s College of Engineering and Computing recruit more than a dozen Ohio students per year studying robotics, manufacturing or automation.
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Montgomery Public Schools are collaborating with Apple and the nonprofit EdFarm on a new summer program to teach middle schoolers basic coding concepts that can be applied to the real world.
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Starting next school year, an elementary school in Middletown, Conn. will exclusively teach science, technology, engineering and math-related material to prepare students for the high-tech new Beman Middle School.
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The university has opened its new 320,000-square-foot facility for the spring semester, intended to enhance STEM programming and help the state meet growing workforce demands for math and science professionals.
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Three years after the school board endorsed more focus on science, technology, engineering and math education at Royalton-Hartland Central School District in New York, students and teachers are seeing benefits.
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A new wing of Milton High School in Wisconsin, paid for by a voter-approved proposal in 2019, is dedicated to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) courses and will give students space to return safely.
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Robot makers in Philadelphia say their biggest challenge is a shortage of skilled labor, and students who finish trade school, an apprenticeship or a two-year program can qualify for jobs starting at $62,000 a year.
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Six higher-education institutions will get $2.8 million from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to bolster STEM skills among minority students as part of a DHS grant program established in 2007.
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