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Washington Facts: STEM Edition
Each WF: STEM Edition will be circulated to more than 12,000 STEM stakeholders including key staff of the U.S. House and Senate whose scope of work includes science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education; state representatives and state senators from all 50 states; teachers, school officials, and local political officials; and creators, developers, manufacturers, and sales organizations of STEM education materials, concepts and websites.
Read more here.
For the Love of Science: New Raytheon Grants Help Teachers Raise the Next Generation of Engineers
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is awarding 36 Engineering is Elementary� (EiE) Scholarships to teachers in disadvantaged, rural or inner city schools across the country. Each teacher will receive $2,500 towards implementing the innovative EiE curriculum developed by the Museum of Science, Boston.
The Buick Achievers Scholarship Program is offering:
Up to $25,000 per year for 50 first-time freshmen or existing college students, renewable for up to four years and one additional year for those entering a qualified five-year engineering program.
Science & Medical Staffing - the Perfect Temps
Learn what attributes make up ideal candidates for temporary science and medical positions.
Assessing Computer Science Education
With the current national focus on making computer science (CS) count as a high school math or science credit or as core admissions credit for colleges and universities, the first step is to examine CS assessment landscape in K-12 education.
Successful K-12 STEM Education: Identifying Effective Approaches in Science Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Between 2011 and 2014, Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC), created easy-to-read briefs on STEM education, by bringing together research and practice of interest to educators, policy-makers, funders, and STEM thought leaders. Topics included: connecting informal and formal STEM education; preparing and supporting STEM educators; college and career readiness; specialized STEM secondary schools; increasing STEM achievement; engineering; early education (prek-3); and CTE pathways/middle-skills education.
SMART Competition: Building a Sustainable Future
The SMART Competition is a high school team-based STEM and CTE education program that provides hands-on learning experience and practical investigation of intelligent building design, renewable technology, and the smart grid.
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Education Committee has unveiled a draft proposal to fix what he calls the "unworkable" No Child Left Behind law -- giving states more flexibility to choose standardized tests and reverse the "trend towards a national school board." 
fledgling companies whose innovative ideas have not yet proved effective - or profitable. But that is not slowing investors, who are pouring money into ventures as diverse as free classroom-management apps for teachers and foreign language lessons for adult learners.
were young and their preschool stood on the brink of closure, she snapped into action. She gathered them in her car, drove to the state capitol, and found a legislator who would listen. Or so she thought. 
instruction are two important steps to elevating math education in the U.S., according to a panel of educators and experts who gathered for a Discovery Education thought leadership event to launch Discovery's Math Techbook.
pushback is about the stakes that are riding on these assessments, such as teachers' evaluations, students' promotion from grade to grade, and decisions about high school graduation. Another strain of opposition comes from heavy burden of testing-think about classroom tests, district-imposed tests, year-end state tests, and how many hours those consume.
around Congress to help states evade the No Child Left Behind Act, the Obama administration thinks it's time to go back to the legislative drawing board.
