Technical Education

A cooperative program between several schools at the university's campus hosted students from Troy and Hudson high schools last week to get hands-on lessons in technology used for homeland security.

A renovated section of Northeast Early College High School in Austin will support an early college program in information technology, providing students with free classes and the chance to specialize in cybersecurity.

A new partnership between USC Aiken and SANS Technology Institute will allow students to get hands-on training and four industry-recognized certifications while completing a bachelor's degree in cybersecurity.

Middle school students in Bastrop, Texas are getting hands-on experience with computer-aided design, 3-D printers and other tools involved in STEM careers through a curriculum from the nonprofit Project Lead The Way.

During a visit from Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito as part of Massachusetts STEM week, fifth graders at Pingree Elementary School participated in the Amazon Cyber Robotics Challenge, in which they practiced coding.

The virtual reality company Vinci VR gave vocational students a simulation of what it’s like to work on an offshore wind turbine, as the state’s clean-energy projects anticipate needing hundreds or thousands of workers.

The two-year college in Georgia has delayed the announcement of a new training program with one of the world's largest tech companies, while it also plans new campuses and programs focused on workforce development.

Neosho School District intends to buy the four-story Haas building in downtown Neosho, Mo., and convert it into a new project-based school focusing on science, technology, engineering, arts and math.

Japan’s largest tech school intends to share its research, support new startups, promote student exchange programs and generally foster international collaboration with a new site in the Bay Area.

A new $20 million, 40,000 square-foot facility in Naperville, Ill. has large touchscreens, simulated rooms, ultrasound devices and other high-tech equipment for medical and engineering students.

NASA livestreamed presentations from professionals in STEM fields for its annual event, which usually hosts middle schoolers from around the country at Interstate 79 High Technology Park in West Virginia.

A carpentry program at Carroll County Career and Technology Center in Maryland puts local high school juniors and seniors to work building sheds while they gain hands-on experience with tools and craftsmanship.

Students at the University of Texas Permian Basin STEM Academy, a K-12 charter school on the UTPB campus, are applying biomedical science to a crime scene investigation as part of a fast-track STEM program.

A five-day mentoring program organized by a partnership between Purdue Polytechnic and the Sistas of Royalty offers classes and workshops for girls, this year focusing on food supply chain management.

Given the state's digital literacy and computer science standards from 2018 and grant funding from Amazon, Decatur City Schools have been training teachers to incorporate robots, coding and other technology into lessons.

Purdue University Global recently announced the program, which will be free for employees of the military contractor ManTech, as part of ongoing efforts to train students for IT work in government agencies.

The grants will help Springfield Technical Community College in Massachusetts to create a new first-year course and address issues with transportation, student support and child care for Hispanic and low-income students.

Making podcasts for music class, students at Ascension Episcopal School in Louisiana learned about voice acting and recording from actor Susan Bennett, who provided the voice for Apple’s virtual assistant Siri.