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As snow besets our nation's capitol, the STEM Education Coalition is proud to present the next edition of our STEM Ed Update. Enjoy!
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$1.1 Trillion Omnibus Spending Bill Addresses Key STEM Issues  This week, Congress passed a $1.1 Trillion Omnibus spending bill that will fund the federal government through the end of Fiscal Year 2014 and will addresses a number of key policy questions important to STEM education advocates. The bill, which passed the House 359-67 and the Senate 72-26, marks the end of several years of stop-gap spending measures that led to a partial government shutdown last Fall and have fueled massive uncertainty for education systems nationwide. Read the full report here. |
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Lawmaker's Retirement to Open K-12 Leadership Void
Education Week |
On Friday, Education Week reported the retirement of U.S. Congressman George Miller. Rep. Miller, D-Calif., who announced his retirement Monday after nearly 40 years in Congress, has pushed through game-changing legislation from the bipartisan No Child Left Behind Act in 2002 to a complete reimagining of the federal student lending program in 2010.
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Obama Administration Calls for Input on Accelerating New Learning Technologies
The Journal
As part of the Education Datapalooza event...the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy called for input from education leaders, tech leaders, nonprofits and federal agencies on using incentives and other "pull mechanisms" to help drive "the development, rigorous evaluation, and widespread adoption of high-impact learning technologies."
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New Energy.gov Video Series Highlights Women in STEM Fields
White House Blog
Meet Carter Wall. She's the director of the performance solar division at a Boston-area electrical construction company and the first profile in our new #WomeninSTEM video series.
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Engineering & Computer Science Majors Earned the Highest Starting Salaries in 2013
VB/Business
The job climate is tough, but engineers and computer science majors have the best shot at landing a high-paying position. According to data from a nonprofit group, the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), the outlook for new grads is slightly better than 2012. For students that land a job, the average starting salary is $45,600 and salaries are 2.6 percent higher than in 2012.
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10 Next-Generation Science Apps for Education
eSchool News
Just like technology, science is always changing to reflect progress and information learned. With these 10 next-generation science apps for education, you'll find an array of apps that not only use HD-quality visual representations, but also integrate the newest requirements in science standards.
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