STEM

As part of Mayor Ben Walsh’s technology-focused development plan for Syracuse, the former Central Tech High School will be converted into a new school focusing on science, technology, engineering, arts and math.

Months of renovations transformed the basement of East Fairmont Middle School into a learning space with technology to prepare students for jobs in various local industries, from neuroscience to agriculture to robotics.

Sewickley Academy in Pittsburgh will use the donation for facilities, scholarships and STEM offerings such as adding cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and advanced robotics to its computer science department.

The money will help construct a new STEM center to open this summer with a Makers Lab, aerospace and atmospheric science lab, robotics and flight stimulation next to Colin Powell Middle School in Matteson.

A new educational space in downtown Johnstown, Pa., contains STEM-related displays and information about various educational programs. The center’s director hopes to eventually partner with local school districts.

With the help of a driver, a librarian and a paraeducator, a school district in rural Arkansas turned a decommissioned school bus into a mobile library and science lab to bring school to kids who couldn't get to campus.

The game-based Luca & Friends app uses artificial intelligence and computer vision to integrate education and fitness, challenging kids to answer quiz questions using basic movements such as stretching or jumping.

The U.S. no longer leads the world in all areas of science, the National Science Foundation says, and many states have low concentrations of STEM workers.

Oak Ridge Associated Universities and the nonprofit MITRE Corp. are collaborating on research into artificial intelligence in education, including potential uses in the classroom and barriers to its adoption.

K-12 districts in the Colorado Springs area are planning more STEM-intensive lessons in elementary schools, updating course pathways to college and expanding the range of subjects that incorporate STEM into curricula.

In a co-authored piece for the Miami Herald, the mayor of Miami and the president of The James Madison Institute explain the city's plan to offer space and lease land to STEM-focused charter-school associations.

The California State University system's Arcata campus is now its third polytechnic institute, with funding to establish 12 new programs in fields such as cybersecurity, IT, data science and software engineering.

The North Carolina university and Randolph Electric Membership Corporation are seeking middle and high school STEM educators for a summer internship that will teach them about local industries and workforce needs.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach received an almost $3.9 million National Science Foundation grant, which it will use to create 20 scholarships for students in aerospace cybersecurity and aviation.

High school students in Pennsylvania created prototypes for products to help parents and children in neonatal ICUs as part of class that teaches basic electronics, coding and creative problem solving.

Students at Crest High School in North Carolina are receiving Electronics Technician Association International professional certifications, qualifying them to work with direct or alternating current and digital circuits.

Odessa Career & Technical Early College High School in Ector County, Texas, allows students to earn a high school diploma and associate degree at the same time, allowing them to find work in technical fields quickly.

The grant from the National Science Foundation will provide scholarships for 18 students to study computer science, math, biology, engineering technology or other subjects at the university over the next six years.