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Collaboration between the College Board and the Carnegie Foundation will launch a multi-state coalition and support states as they redesign teacher pathways, update certification systems and expand access to CTE courses. -
Massachusetts is above the national average for percentage of high school students who have taken a computer science course, but there’s no state requirement to teach the subject in K-12 schools.
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A history professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee stocked a lab with old computing equipment and devices so students could see the evolution of technology before ubiquitous Internet and cloud computing.
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A new two-year program at a community college in Vancouver will train surgical technologists, who prepare equipment for medical procedures. The college also hopes to build partnerships with local health care providers.
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The university's new regional economic development office will work with Micron to help faculty and students conduct research and to develop curriculum tailored to jobs in the semiconductor industry.
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The Michigan Economic Development Corporation gave money to a private university to develop curricula in semiconductors, hydrogen fuel and software engineering, and to launch summer hackathon camps for PK-12 students.
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A new educational facility in Wisconsin built through a private-public partnership teaches students about mechatronics, engineering design, computer programming, industrial control systems, robotics and drones.
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The university system's students and staff have free access to “AI Essentials,” a five-hour course in the Google Career Certificate program that teaches people to use AI responsibly and effectively.
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Voters in Oklahoma this week narrowly passed a bond to improve a career and technical education center, including expanding capacity for high-demand programs like cybersecurity, programming AI and aviation technology.
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All public school districts in Washington state are transitioning from a patchwork of websites for student career planning to the new High School and Beyond Plan online platform, as mandated by the Legislature in 2023.
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A donation from venture capitalist Bill Gurley University of Texas at Austin will help support a robotics program, including freshmen research and updates to lab equipment, computing power and materials.
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In response to public input, Willoughby-Eastlake Schools in Ohio are investing in workforce development by adding middle school and early high school programs in fields such as IT, manufacturing tech and cybersecurity.
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The Illinois House and Senate are considering an amendment that would allow community colleges to offer four-year bachelor’s degrees in technical programs like advanced manufacturing and cybersecurity.
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A pair of bills expected to be introduced to the Ohio House and Senate next week propose to make computer science a graduation requirement for all high schoolers by 2027-28.
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The Alabama State Department of Education and the nonprofit Be Pro Be Proud launched a mobile workforce development tour, bringing virtual and augmented reality job site simulations to students throughout the state.
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A public research university in Huntsville, Texas, will open a new college this fall offering certificates in the paralegal studies program, practical AI and intelligent automation, and computer support and security.
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Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced in his State of the State address last week a collaboration between four higher education institutions to make the state a major supplier of energy for emerging technologies.
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Through Columbus State University's partnership with the new Maneuver Innovation Lab at Fort Moore, Georgia, robotics and engineering students have the opportunity to research and develop new technology.
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In its first year, a federally funded program through Miami Dade College trained 675 students at universities or boot camps, and 315 of those have since found jobs with salaries $66,000 or more.
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To expand computer science education at Adams 12 Five Star Schools in Colorado, a former IT coordinator convened a group of teachers to help overhaul course offerings and standardize a curriculum with broad appeal.
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A public university in Minnesota will launch a new computer science program with options for online courses and three specialties in design, web design and user experience, or 3D design and user experience.
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