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Welcome!
Here's this week's edition of the STEM Ed Update.
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Top Article:
STEM: Tomorrow's Jobs Today
Career Connection
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The numbers are convincing - students  who choose a STEM major (encompassing science, technology, engineering and math-oriented disciplines) earn more than non-STEM majors. In fact, the top ten bachelor degree majors with the highest median paychecks are all in STEM fields, according to the National Governor's Association Center for Best Practices.
Read more here.
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Stay in the Know:
Latest STEM Education Policy News Across the U.S. |
Wyoming STEM Professors Defend Common Science Standards
Education Week
The debate over the Next Generation Science Standards rages on in Wyoming. The state board officially blocked adoption of the common standards in March. Earlier this month, a group of churches in the state came out in support, saying the teaching of evolution "does not interfere with faith."
Read more here.
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Committee Leaders Unveil Principles for Strengthening America's Higher Education System
Education & Workforce Committee
House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Higher Education and Workforce Training Subcommittee Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (R-NC) today released a white paper outlining key principles that will guide the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. As part of the committee's continued effort to strengthen America's higher education system, the white paper includes a number of policy proposals to reform federal postsecondary education law.
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Why Science? An Unemotional Argument for Federal Investment in Research
Huffington Post
What is so special about science? And why should the federal government invest in it? As Congress emerges from years of making spending decisions largely through continuing resolutions and sequestration, last year's budget agreement enables it to actually prioritize discretionary spending.  To succeed in this process, advocates for scientific research must answer two important questions: Does science justify spending taxpayers' hard-earned dollars? And is it "better" spending than other federal outlays?
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How Much Leverage Does Arne Duncan Still Have Over Race to the Top States?
Education Week
For the past four years, the U.S. Department of Education has been able to withhold-or threaten to withhold-a piece of a winning state's Race to the Top grant if officials weren't following through on their promises. This happened in Hawaii, which eventually righted the ship, and Georgia, which so far has not, at least in the department's estimation. That's cost the Peach State nearly $10 million in money that was supposed to go to help implement teacher pay-for-performance.
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The Ambitious Plan to Teach 100,000 Poor Kids to Code
Time
Shortly after Trayvon Martin was shot and killed in February 2012, liberal activist Van Jones was talking with his friend Prince-yes, that Prince-about the circumstances of the shooting. "I think he made the observation," Jones told TIME, "that when  African-American young people wear hoodies people think they're thugs, but when white kids wear hoodies you assume that they're going to be dot-com billionaires."
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Particle Physics: U.S. Should Not Cede Research Leadership to Other Nations
San Jose Mercury news
A panel of eminent physicists recently issued a strong warning to policymakers: "Without the capability to host a large project, the U.S. would lose its position as a global leader in [high-energy physics] ..., and the international relationships that have been so productive would be fundamentally altered."
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From Around the Community
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U.S. Census Bureau's Statistics in Schools Early Adopter Program
The U.S. Census Bureau needs K-12 math and social studies teachers to provide feedback on classroom materials related to data literacy. Be a voice for your fellow teachers on the types of resources you need to empower your students to succeed.
Read more here.
Biology Olympiad Provides Recognition to STEM Students
Every year, 20 bright young students (selected from 10,000 students based on test scores from the USABO Open and Semifinal Exams) compete to represent the U.S. at the International Biology Olympiad. During these two weeks, competitors study under the direction of U.S. biologists who are experts in the fields of cellular and microbiology; plant anatomy and physiology; animal anatomy and physiology; ethology, genetics and evolution; and ecology, ethology and biosystematics. Read more here.
CSSA Sponsorship
Christian STEM Scholars Academy is looking for parents, friends, and supporters who may be interested in helping provide an excellent education through science, technology, engineering, and math to their students through charitable sponsorship.
PLTW & US2020 STEM Mentoring Program
Project Lead The Way (PLTW), the nation's leading provider of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs, announced a new partnership with US2020 to provide high-quality mentoring experiences for PLTW students by connecting them with industry professionals.
Read more here.
iNERDE
Starting this month, 30 fourth- and fifth-graders in Bamako, Mali, will get to be total nerds-that is, campers at iNERDE, the summer program Mohamed Kante founded to bring STEM education opportunities to his native country.
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) and Bring Your Own App (BYOA)
The workforce is becoming hyper-mobile - people like you are working from their own devices and bringing their own apps into the office to improve their productivity. To help utilize the growing changes and opportunities BYOA & BYOD are presenting their free research brief.
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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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