Baghdad, Columbia linked by engineering schools
The College of Engineering will help University of Technology, Baghdad rebuild its engineering program.
Dougherty County high schools recognized for AP classes
Not only did three Dougherty County high schools receive recognition for achievements in AP classes, enrollment in AP classes increased statewide.
Schools granted $50k for STEM programs
The Verizon Foundation has granted $50,000 in funding to Tennessee schools to enhance science, technology, engineering and math programs across the state.
Tennessee Schools to Enhance STEM Programs with $50,000 in Funding from the Verizon Foundation
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Verizon Foundation has awarded Tennessee schools grants totaling $50,000 to enhance their science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs using ...
Obama proposes money for math, science education
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Tuesday proposed $80 million in new government funding for a program to boost science and math education in U.S. schools. Obama, who is running for re-election in November at a time when the economy is voters' top concern, has sought to emphasize math and science education as one of the keys to a robust economic recovery. Many U.S. business ...
Alabama Board of Education's Hunter addresses charter schools
Mary Scott Hunter, District 8 representative on the Alabama State Board of Education, on Wednesday told Gadsden Kiwanis Club members she doesn’t know if the charter schools issue is right for the current legislative session.
Engineering open house for females planned at Roebling Museum
FLORENCE — Engineering isn’t just a boy’s club.
Teens learn robotics as factories lack skilled workers
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - At the Escuela Vieau School in downtown Milwaukee, seventh-grader Camila Garcia was building a model wind turbine in a class intended to spark interest in engineering. "At first, I thought, 'This is for boys, it's not for me. I can't do it,'" the 13-year-old recalled. "Now I see that I can do it and that it's fun." Her nascent interest in both learning math as well as the ...
Newark Schools Receive IBM Technology Centers to Improve Children's Math, Science & Language Skills
NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- At one of its early childhood schools, the City of Newark today showed off two of the 75 Young Explorer™ computer learning centers it is receiving from IBM (NYSE: ...
NASA Engineering Design Challeng - Thermal Protection System Web Seminar
NASA Engineering Design Challenge: Thermal Protection System Web Seminar