Technical Education

A partnership between a Michigan-based STEM education center and Kellogg Community College is hosting hands-on tech classes at little to no cost for kids aged 8 to 18 throughout the summer.

Since winning a $10 million investment last July, Ada Developers Academy has expanded to four other locations nationwide, primarily serving women, people of color, LGBTQ+ and low-income students.

The Chicago Quantum Exchange this week unveiled a network for sharing information between four universities and two national laboratories that could produce breakthroughs in cybersecurity, medicine and climate change.

In a Thursday panel at the Learning Impact Conference in Nashville, tech executives and higher ed officials discussed ways to help connect students to careers through programming and credential sharing.

Recognized by TIME magazine as one of the country's most innovative teachers, Joann Blumenfeld of Raleigh created programs for students with disabilities to find STEM careers and learn about geospatial technologies.

The information technology workforce development training provider will provide career exploration and training for 72 sophomores and juniors at seven high schools in Cumberland and Dauphin counties.

Available on campus or online, a Bachelor of Science program aims to help meet high demand for professionals in the field. UW-Stout also offers a minor, two certificates and two concentrations related to cybersecurity.

The new degree program will start in fall 2023 to meet growing demand for computer science professionals. The number of jobs in the cybersecurity industry is expected to grow by more than 30 percent in the next decade.

As their final computer science project at Hermantown High School, a group of seniors built the Hawk Tip Line app to allow students to anonymously report vandalism, as well as acts of kindness, to school officials.

Complementing online coursework and extracurricular activities through the Idaho Digital Learning Academy, high school juniors toured engineering and science labs at the University of Idaho this week.

A nonprofit that builds technology solutions for other nonprofits is looking for high schoolers to participate in a daylong "hackathon" in which they'll help design a program to track and coordinate volunteers.

Cybersecurity programs such as the online one at Western Governors University have seen growing interest from military personnel looking for flexible IT training, either for their current roles or after their service.

The Biden administration appointee was confirmed June 8 by the Senate in a bipartisan vote. Loyd moves from an acting to a permanent assistant secretary position at the Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education.

Politicians and other local leaders are calling on the California legislature to approve funding for a facility to train Riverside Community College District students in areas such as cybersecurity and automotive tech.

The South Carolina facility has about 200 seventh through ninth graders participating, each choosing two of 10 possible programs to attend, including lessons about drones, robotics and automotive technology.

The editorial board of the Seattle Times is concerned about a gap between the number of technology professionals being trained in the state's institutions and the number of jobs the state's tech companies are creating.

Voters this week passed a referendum for a school on Danbury's west side that will contain six academies, including for emerging technologies, scientific innovation, information and cybersecurity.

Temporarily scrapping plans for makerspace labs at five elementary schools, the Ohio district is moving forward with a $6.7 million project to build three career tech labs for fields such as construction, HVAC and welding.