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House Education Committee Approves NCLB Rewrite on Party-Line Vote
Education Week
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The Republican-controlled House  education committee approved an overhaul of the No Child Left Behind Act Wednesday afternoon on a party-line vote. The measure, which would significantly curtail the footprint of the federal government in K-12 schools, will be considered by the full House the week of Feb. 24.
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The Maker Movement Is About the Economy, Stupid
The Medium - Contributed by Congressman Mark Takano
A movement made up of hobbyists, tinkerers, crafters and innovators is getting ready to change what you t  thought you knew about the American economy. They're teaching a new generation how to repair rather than replace, and if what they're looking for is not
available, to invent it. They call themselves "makers," and they will figure out how to build whatever you can imagine.
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An Incubator for Innovation
The New York Times The world desperately needs advances in clean energy. But in recent years, Silicon Valley, the nation's engine for tech  nical innovation, has turned its back on investments in the field.Now, even as the world grows hotter, young scientists with fresh ideas about energy technology are finding it increasingly difficult to find venture capital to get them off the ground.
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The Business Case for STEM Education
Fortune
Silicon Valley has always looked for talent among the young (Mark Zuckerberg made his first billion at age 23). It's o  nly recently, though, that it has set its sights on grade school. The Valley isn't trying to hire preteens (yet), but some of the country's mightiest tech giants are aiming to bolster the talent pipeline by putting serious money behind kids' math and science education, particularly for girls and minorities.
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| How Elementary School Teachers' Biases Can Discourage Girls From Math And Science
New York Times
We know that women are underrepresented in math and science jobs. What we don't know is why it happens.
There are various theories, and many of  them focus on childhood. Parents and toy-makers discourage girls from studying math and science. So do their teachers. Girls lack role models in those fields, and grow up believing they wouldn't do well in them.
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Glassdoor's 25 Best Jobs In America For 2015 Includes Data Scientists And Software Engineers
Forbes
According to Glassdoor, there are 104,828 openings for software engineers, and the average base salary is $98,074.  Software engineers have a Glassdoor Job Score of 4.6, second only to Physician Assistant with a score of 4.8. The Glassdoor Job Score is determined using three key factors - earning potential based on average annual base salary, career opportunities rating and number of job openings.
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From Around the Community
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A Long-Awaited Celebration
In the newly named Liz and Creighton Rhea Atrium, a large crowd celebrated the dedication of MTSU's new Science Building- the 257,000-gross-square-foot structure on the south side of campus that's considered vital to the University's future scientific endeavors. About 300 people joined Gov. Bill Haslam and President Sidney A. McPhee to formally open the building.
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The Anatomy of the Perfect Medical & Science Employees
Although the economy is recovering, there is still a bit of uneasiness as we enter 2015. Two industries leading the charge are science and medical. Both industries are ripe with innovation and technology, which often calls for short-term specialty talent.
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SkillsUSA STEM Scholarship
National Math Festival
On Saturday, April 18th, experience mathematics like never before, when the first-of-its-kind National Math Festival comes to Washington, D.C. As the country's first national festival dedicated to discovering the delight and power of mathematics, this free and public celebration will feature dozens of activities for every age-from hands-on magic, a scavenger hunt, and Houdini-like getaways, to lectures with some of the most influential mathematicians of our time.
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The Draper Prize will be presented at a gala dinner event in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 24, 2015, along with the Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize. During Engineers Week. The Draper Prize is one of the world's largest and most prestigious engineering award. The award will be given to an engineer or engineering team who have contributed to the advancement of engineering knowledge and the betterment of the mankind through technology.
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