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Arizona High School to Offer STEM Degrees
Tweet Share on Facebook December 30, 2011 CommentMore than half of students who enter college as engineering majors eventually leave the field before graduating, many during their freshman year. In fact, a 2006 study by Penn State University researchers found that 41 percent of engineering majors who left the field said that their high school didn't adequately prepare them for college coursework.
That's why, starting next year, Perry High School in Gilbert, Ariz., will offer students the chance to earn one of two special "STEM Diplomas" that the school says will better prepare students for college and careers.
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Scholarships for African-Americans Studying STEM
Tweet Share on Facebook December 29, 2011 Comment (5)Like Latinos and women, African-Americans are underrepresented in STEM fields. If you're interested in studying for a STEM degree in college, there are several organizations out there willing to help you out financially. Here are some of them:
The software giant's "Blacks at Microsoft" scholarships are awarded to high school seniors interested in studying engineering, computer science, computer information systems, or business. The $5,000 scholarships are renewable each year.
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U.S. Needs a Manufacturing Agenda
Tweet Share on Facebook December 21, 2011 Comment (1)Jerry Jasinowski, an economist and author, served as president of the National Association of Manufacturers for 14 years and later the Manufacturing Institute.
President Obama’s announcement last week that Commerce Secretary John Bryson will join National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling as co-chair of a new White House Office of Manufacturing Policy offers a glimmer of hope that our government will finally get serious about promoting U.S. manufacturing.
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STEM and Urban Schools: Opportunities to Escape Poverty's Cycle
Tweet Share on Facebook December 19, 2011 Comment (3)Dr. Gloria Bonilla-Santiago is the founder of the LEAP University Academy Charter School in Camden, N.J. She is also a Board of Governors Distinguished Professor of Public Policy at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Here's a heads up to some of the most dangerous cities in America: Detroit, Memphis, Lubbock, Tallahassee.
Despite your problems--too many low income residents, too much crime--it is possible to help children in your communities break the cycle of poverty.
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Arkansas Congressman to Advocate STEM Immigration Reform
Tweet Share on Facebook December 15, 2011 Comment (4)This morning, Arkansas Republican Rep. Tim Griffin announced he will introduce a bill to make it easier for highly-skilled immigrants to stay in the country, according to U.S. News's Mallie Jane Kim.
The bill would presumably allow immigrants working in the United States on an H1-B Visa—often awarded to foreign engineers, mathematicians, and programmers—to stay longer, perhaps indefinitely. -
12 Scholarships for Hispanic Students Interested in STEM
Tweet Share on Facebook December 15, 2011 Comment (2)Like women, Hispanic people are severely underrepresented in STEM fields. Latinos make up 16 percent of America's population, but just 6.2 percent of the engineering workforce. Luckily, there are a host of organizations trying to close this gap by helping Hispanic students who are interested in STEM get through college. For a list of more organizations supporting Hispanics in STEM, check out U.S. News partner STEMConnector.
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Google Awards Grants to 16 STEM Organizations
Tweet Share on Facebook December 14, 2011 CommentThis morning Google announced it is donating $40 million to groups that support STEM education, girls' education, access to technology, and oppose human trafficking.
Sixteen STEM organizations will receive a total of $14.7 million, including the Tech Museum of Innovation, the D.C. Public Education Fund, Girl Scouts of Northern California, and the Computer History Museum. Google says the donations will support more than 3 million kids.
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9 College Scholarships for Women in STEM
Tweet Share on Facebook December 13, 2011 Comment (2)Though women make up just more than half of the population, only 13 percent of engineers are women. They're similarly underrepresented in other science, technology, engineering, and math professions, but there are several organizations encouraging young women to study STEM in college. These groups even offer scholarships for women studying for a STEM undergraduate degree.
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34 STEM Education Programs Awarded
Tweet Share on Facebook December 9, 2011 Comment (1)Thirty-four innovative STEM programs nationwide will get some help from big corporate backers as part of the Ashoka Changemakers Partnering for Excellence competition.
Organizations and companies such as Google, Exxon, and the Carnegie Corporation pledged hundreds of thousands of dollars to help scale up programs that focus on STEM, such as "Citizen Schools," which puts STEM professionals into high-needs classrooms to give students role models.
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U.S. Can Maintain Top Economic Spot With Innovation, Corporate Heads Say
Tweet Share on Facebook December 8, 2011 Comment (3)Big corporations think the United States can stay one step ahead of the rest of the world, especially China, in manufacturing and engineering--as long as it stays innovative.
"I'm not sure that [China] is doing such a better job than we do," Fred Guterl, executive editor of Scientific American, told a group of manufacturing executives at today's MAKE: An American Manufacturing Movement conference in Washington, D.C., hosted by the Council on Competitiveness, a consortium of CEOs dedicated to keeping America in the top manufacturing spot worldwide.
