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December 6, 2011
Initiative aims for 100,000 new STEM teachers
eSchool News
A new national movement aims to increase the supply of math and science teachers and retain excellent teachers currently in U.S. classrooms by preparing 100,000 new math and science teachers over the...
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November 14, 2011
Univ of Indiana Preparing Teachers in Crucial Disciplines
Indianapolis Star
The Carnegie Corporation of New York this year launched an initiative to recruit, prepare and retain 100,000 skilled STEM teachers over the next 10 years. This national movement, known as 100Kin10,...
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November 7, 2011
Arab Spring Spawns Interest in Improving Quality of Higher Education
The New York Times
Recent upheavals in the Middle East and North Africa can be traced largely to the region’s youth — millions of young people facing widespread unemployment and seeing a dearth of opportunities ahead...
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November 7, 2011
Vacation School Challenges S.A. Educators To 'Go Deeper'
Science In Africa
Three hundred Mathematics and Science teachers from Empangeni and Ladysmith recently attended a vacation school at the University of Natal's new Edgewood Campus in Pinetown. It was the first phase of...
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October 28, 2011
Vartan Gregorian Donates Books on Social Science and Humanities
American University of Armenia
AUA Library has been enriched by a generous donation of books on social science and humanities from President of Carnegie Corporation of New York, Vartan Gregorian’s personal library.
Vartan...
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October 19, 2011
Ex-Valley Businessman Wins Carnegie Medal
Los Angeles Daily News
Fred Kavli once turned automotive and aerospace sensors into gold. Then, he decided to give almost all of it all away for science and humanity. The former San Fernando Valley entrepreneur follows the...
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October 17, 2011
Carnegie Honors Pews
Philadelphia Inquirer
The Carnegie Corp., which runs the charities set up by the late steel mogul Andrew Carnegie, has awarded a Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy, given every two years to charitable donors who "believe in...
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October 17, 2011
Investor Stanley Druckenmiller and wife receive Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Investment guru, philanthropist and one-time Steelers suitor Stanley Druckenmiller and his wife, Fiona Biggs Druckenmiller, are among 10 recipients of this year's Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy.
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October 17, 2011
2011 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy Recipients Announced
Philanthropy News Digest
The Carnegie Corporation of New York has announced the winners of the 2011 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy. This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Carnegie Medal, an honor that is bestowed every...
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September 28, 2011
Carnegie Corporation of New York Announces $20 Million to Support 100Kin10 Initiative
Philanthropy News Digest
The Carnegie Corporation of New York has announced nearly $20 million in funding from a dozen corporate and foundation partners in support of 100Kin10, a multi-sector initiative developed by Carnegie...
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September 19, 2011
National Center Looks To Advance Education Technology
Transforming Education Through Technology Journal
The United States Department of Education and the White House formally kicked off a new national center Friday whose aim is to identify, test, and help bring to market promising education...
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September 19, 2011
White House Announces New Initiative to Increase Digital Education
National Journal
The White House on Friday unveiled a new initiative -- Digital Promise -- to explore how technology can improve American education and to identify digital resources for use in classrooms. “There’s no...
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September 19, 2011
White House prods technology use in schools
Courier-Journal
The Obama administration Friday launched a program to increase the use of technology in the nation’s schools. The program, called “Digital Promise,” is a partnership among the federal government,...
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September 18, 2011
White House school-technology effort aims to boost learning
The Boston Globe
The Obama administration will create a national center to advance technologies that may improve teaching and learning in US schools, the White House announced.
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August 22, 2011
Gates Joins Stanford ELL Project as Details Emerge
Education Week
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has pledged $1 million to a Stanford University-led effort to develop English-language-proficiency resources for the states' common-core academic standards.The...
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August 10, 2011
Tanzania: Women Academic Numbers Need to Grow
The Citizen (Tanzania)
African universities have few female students opting for 'hard sciences'. And despite the availability of funds, attracting female science lecturers is even more challenging. These were among...
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August 9, 2011
Ministry to dialogue on funding tertiary education
Myjoyonline.com (Ghana)
The Ministry of Education (Ghana) will hold a national dialogue on funding tertiary education in the country on August 24 and 25, 2011, to fashion out a clear cut strategy on how to deal with funding...
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August 3, 2011
N. Korean missiles could hit Guam, Japan warns
CBS News
The idea of having non-government representatives from two countries meet has been called Track II, and in this case it was former U.S. government officials meeting with current officials of North...
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August 2, 2011
U.S. experts urge continued dialogue with DPRK
Xinhua News Agency
The United States and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) should continue their dialogue so that they could understand each other's positions, U.S. experts said.
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August 2, 2011
Former U.S. officals, scholars meet North Koreans
Mainichi Daily News (Japan)
Participants in last week's U.S.-North Korea talks remain far apart on many issues, but both sides appreciate the importance of continued dialogue, a group of former U.S. diplomats and scholars said...
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