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Here's this week's edition of the STEM Ed Update.
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Channel One News Joins Coalition's Leadership Council
The STEM Education Coalition is  proud to announce that Channel One News, a Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company, has joined the Coalition's Leadership Council. For more than two decades, Channel One News has been bringing the latest news from around the world to the classroom. |
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Top Article:
Hype Over Census Bureau STEM Report is Overblown
Washington Post
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The United States' shortage of scientific  workers used to be undisputed. Graduates with scientific training are employed at a substantially higher rate than the national average. They're also harder to find: Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) job openings take twice as long to fill as other ones. But these statistics have been called into question. A recent Census Bureau study found that only a quarter of bachelor's degree graduates in STEM fields end up working in those fields... Not so fast. Let's start with the flaws in the survey. |
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Latest STEM Education Policy News Across the U.S. |
Moms Winning Common Core War
Politico
The millions have proved no match for the moms.
Supporters of the Common Core academic standards have spent big this past year to persuade wavering state legislators to stick with the new guidelines for math and language arts instruction. Given the firestorm of  opposition that took them by surprise, they consider it a victory that just five states, so far, have taken steps to back out.
Read more here.
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Race to the Top Is Five Years Old, But Did It Actually Improve Student Achievement?
Education Week
Race to the Top just had its fifth birthday and almost all of the $4 billion in federal cash states were awarded under the programs has been spent.
So did the program actually move the needle on student achievement? Did the money make a difference in states that had it and states that didn't? We'll know all those answers...eventually.
Read more here.
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Closing the Innovation Deficit One Year Later: Some Progress but Much More Needed
Innovation Deficit
One year after they launched a campaign to urge Congress and the President to close the nation's innovation deficit, a group of prominent university,  scientific, and business organizations today renewed their call for increased federal investments in research to build a strong long-term economy, improve medical treatments, and strengthen national security.
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Those with 'Some College, No degree' Could Hold Key to U.S. Education Goals
PBS
By 2020, President Barack Obama wants the United States to regain its position as the country with the most educated residents. But in the last 20 years, nearly one in every 10 Americans started a college career that they never finished. They may help account for the gap between the U.S. and the most educated members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Read more here.
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Looming Computer Science Employee Deficit Worries Academics
Education News
The US Department of Labor has projected that by 2020 there will be 1.4 million computer science (CS)  jobs available. The trouble is that there will only be enough graduates to fill 30% of these jobs.
Read more here.
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From Around the Community
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World Maker Faire
The Greatest Show (and Tell) on Earth, is part science fair, part county fair, and part something entirely new! With something for everyone in the family, Maker Faire is an all-ages gathering that celebrates the Maker Movement and the DIY spirit. The fifth annual World Maker Faire will host more than 750 projects and demonstrations as makers gather to share what they are making and how it's shaping the future. From robotics to food making and crafting to 3D printing, and so much more-come to World Maker Faire to share in the excitement of making. Now through July 31, don't miss your chance to get the best prices on tickets for World Maker Faire at the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI) in Queens, September 20 & 21.
Purchase tickets today.
Washington Facts: STEM Edition
Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education is a leading priority among the investments required in FY'16 to support Research and Development (R&D) that Obama Administration officials say, "... is essential to address [the nation's] societal needs."
CFC, Red Sox Foundation, CASIS, and ISS Raffle
The Boston Red Sox Foundation today announced a truly out of this world collaborative partnership with the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), the manager of the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory. As part of an initial Partnership with the Red Sox Foundation CASIS will add its support of the ongoing World Series Ring Raffle by adding a once-in-a-lifetime, VIP trip to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX. The winner and three guests will receive a private tour of ISS Mission Control and the Astronaut Training Facility, as well as four passes to Space Center Houston and an authentic CASIS Mission Patch that has orbited the Earth.
Bright House Networks Announces a New Program: Bright Ideas STEM from Today's Youth
STEM by an Education Expert
Last summer, Dr. Victoria Zhong started noticing that her two-year-old daughter, Lizzie, was becoming an enthusiastic user of several devices in our home, such as the smartphone, iPad, and desktop computer. As a former educator who has a PhD in education, she understand the importance of encouraging students to pursue their interests. Particularly, she had passionately encouraged children to take an interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math).
Wayne Carley understands that the future of the American economy rests on the success of our STEM education efforts in schools across the nation. To help promote STEM education, he has created a monthly magazine focused on issues related to STEM.
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We appreciate your continued support and involvement.
Sincerely,
The STEM Education Coalition
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Our Coalition's Co-Chairs
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September 20-21, 2014
NYC World Maker Faire
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