The National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) Award for Aspirations (AiC) in Computing honors women in grades 9 through 12 who are active and interested in computing and technology, and encourages them to pursue their passions. Awards for…
The Nature Conservancy will be awarding grants to support projects that implement green infrastructure to address local environmental challenges. Grants of $2,000 will be awarded to 60 public or charter schools across the United States. A Nature Works Everywhere project…
Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) along with Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) , and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) sent a letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to highlight bogus materials sent by the Heartland Institute to more than 300,000…
From 2006 to 2016, degree completion in the “hard sciences” increased in prevalence for both genders. Excluding social sciences and psychology, the percentage of bachelor’s degrees accounted for by S&E disciplines increased five percentage points for men, and two percentage…
STEM Starts Early: Grounding Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Education in Early Childhood,” published by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop and New America and supported by a National Science Foundation grant reports that children who engage in scientific…
The Association for Computing Machinery, Code.org, Computer Science Teachers Association, Cyber Innovation Center, and National Math and Science Initiative have collaborated with states, districts, and the computer science education community to develop conceptual guidelines for computer science education. The K–12 Computer…
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) has released an updated version of the Standards for Students. These standards emphasize the skills and qualities needed to engage and thrive in a connected, digital world. The standards focus on transformative…
From July 18 through November 2, 2016, students in Rhode Island are invited to design an app for mobile, tablet, or personal computers on a platform of their choice and submit them via the Congressional App Challenge website. Established in…
The Brookings Institution just released a new advanced industries trend report. Focused on the progress of the nation’s R&D- and STEM-worked intensive advanced sector, the new analysis benchmarks the 50 states and some 250-metros on the nature and diversity of…
National PTA released a white paper that focuses on the essential role of family engagement in increasing students’ access to opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) especially among girls and underrepresented youth. This paper is part of National…
