STEM

Several state governors met in Boston Thursday to discuss the need for schools to focus on science, technology, engineering and math — particularly computer science — to fill jobs that will otherwise have to be exported.

A recent professional development program in Iowa's Cedar Rapids Community School District coached educators on incorporating 3D printers, electronic cutting machines and green screen video technology into lessons.

A new $80 million Innovation Campus in Brawley, Calif., will be part of broader efforts to create a highly skilled local workforce to meet a growing demand for lithium, a key component in rechargeable batteries.

About 60 percent of STEM graduates from the city's two major universities stay in Louisiana five years after earning their degrees, but experts say digital equity and reaching kids at a young age could improve retention.

Staff at the Alabama elementary school had been planning for four years to build a STEM lab, and now a $25,000 grant will afford them materials including a makerspace cart, robots, drones and coding lessons.

The California-based energy utility's annual Better Together STEM Scholarship Program will give 20 scholarships of $10,000 each and 20 awards of $2,500 each based on academic achievement, leadership and financial need.

An event Jack Barstow Municipal Airport in Michigan, hosted by a senior from H.H. Dow High School, showed more than 100 elementary students how deeply STEM and technology are integrated into aviation.

The training program from the university and nonprofit Generation USA will provide students with tuition-free online courses that teach in-demand IT skills such as coding to fill tech job vacancies.

The Student Technology Leadership Program hosted more than 1,400 students from 104 school districts across the state to show off their tech skills in projects, digital products and challenges.

The regional school in Ohio is considering expansion through a facilities project in partnership with Clark State College and the addition of new career paths such as aerospace and aviation technology.

Through a partnership with Full Sail University, 200 schools in the southeast U.S. will receive two years of free access to digital curriculum materials from STEM Fuse, as well as professional development for teachers.

The foundation will work with local organizations to equip 134 elementary schools in the Permian Basin and train teachers to deliver a weekly, year-round STEM program with technology and custom-designed lessons.

The state competition organized by FIRST Indiana Robotics drew 32 teams and hundreds of students, teachers and advisers to Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology to showcase their work building and programming robots.

Federal legislation that has passed the U.S. House of Representatives would alleviate brain drain by reforming the immigration system to allow skilled STEM workers born overseas to stay and work for American businesses.

Four years after the district started competitive video gaming teams, esports are being recognized alongside traditional sports, and teachers and parents say students are gaining interest in school.

The National Science Teaching Association and Vernier Software & Technology awarded one middle school teacher and two high school teachers for innovative ideas about using data collection to make STEM more engaging.

Ivy Tech Community College's STEM mobile lab is bringing Project Lead the Way coursework to K-6 classrooms at Anderson Community Schools in Indiana, introducing kids to technology they might otherwise not have access to.

Gov. Roy Cooper’s declaration is the latest show of support for STEM after a series of programs designed to usher in a new generation of STEM-focused students, whom Cooper says will be the workforce of tomorrow.