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IBM Exec: Grades 9 To 14 Model Improves Work Readiness
Tweet Share on Facebook February 28, 2012 CommentOver in U.S. News's Opinion section, Stan Litow, IBM's vice president of Corporate Citizenship & Corporate Affairs, lauds a school model being tested in New York City and Chicago that would allow students to graduate from high school with an associate's degree. Students at those schools are required to stay in school two extra years. This "9-14" model will allow students to "be exposed to innovative curricula that include the development of workplace skills," Litow writes.
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STEM Associate's Degree Pays Better Than Liberal Arts Bachelor's
Tweet Share on Facebook February 24, 2012 CommentPeople with an associate's degree in a STEM field earn more than those with a bachelor's degree in education or liberal arts, according to new data released Thursday by the United States Census Bureau.
An adult with an associate's degree in engineering earned an average of $4,800 monthly in 2009; someone with a bachelor's degree in education earned an average of $3,800.
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Join U.S. News and Changing the Game STEM Tweet Chat Wednesday
Tweet Share on Facebook February 21, 2012 CommentI've written plenty about teachers who are using video game design to teach their students about STEM. Tomorrow from 4:15-5:15 p.m. EST, representatives from Changing the Game, the Cooney Center, Get Game Smart, PBS Kids, and more will be joining me to talk about youth game design, game-based learning, and the National STEM Video Game Challenge.
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More Engineers Starting Businesses
Tweet Share on Facebook February 15, 2012 CommentWhere are all the engineering majors? Running companies, apparently. According to a new survey, people with engineering degrees are more likely to run a business than those with an MBA.
Identified, which runs a database of career information on Facebook users, analyzed more than 36 million Facebook profiles to determine who started and ran more businesses--people with business degrees or people with engineering degrees.
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Watch Obama Launch a Marshmallow at the White House Science Fair
Tweet Share on Facebook February 8, 2012 Comment (1)Tuesday, President Obama hosted more than 100 middle and high school science competition champions at the White House. He even got a taste of the action himself, trying out an air cannon designed by an eighth grader from Phoenix. Watch the President's reaction below.
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Obama's Plea to the Press: Give STEM Attention
Tweet Share on Facebook February 7, 2012 CommentTuesday, President Obama hosted more than 100 student science fair winners from around the country at the White House. He used the chance to announce a host of new science and math education initiatives, but he also made a "special plea" to the press: This stuff is important. Spread the word.
"This is the kind of stuff—what these young people are doing is going to make a bigger difference to our country over the long term than anything," he said. "It doesn't just belong on the back pages of a newspaper. You've got to lift this up."
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Could Alleyoop Be the Spotify of Math Education?
Tweet Share on Facebook February 2, 2012 Comment (1)Textbook manufacturing giant Pearson launched an online game service Wednesday that's tailored to help high school students who are struggling in math with an emphasis in pointing them toward STEM-oriented careers.
Kind of a social network for math learning, Alleyoop combines video tutoring with online practice problems to give students constant feedback on how they're performing. If a student is struggling with proportions, for example, the system will automatically ask students if they want to practice precursors, such as fractions. Patrick Supanc, president of Alleyoop, says the personalization was designed to be like Web applications students frequently use.
