May 18, 2012

In Sputnik Moment For STEM, U.S. Must Train More, Better Teachers

America's well-traveled path of excellence in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) is no longer leading us where we need to go.  According to Talia Milgrom-Elcott, of Carnegie...
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January 19, 2012

More than 100 Partners Join Movement to Secure Excellent STEM Teachers

100Kin10 Making Quick Progress Toward Goal of Training and Retaining 100,000 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Teachers in 10 Years An innovative movement to recruit, prepare, and retain...
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January 9, 2012

Bloomberg Radio: Shifting Teacher Demographics. Training 100,000 New STEM Teachers.

Shifting teacher demographics and a plan to train 100,000 science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teachers in ten years were the subjects on tap on the latest podcast of Bloomberg EDU, the...
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December 9, 2011

34 STEM Education Programs Awarded

U.S. News & World Report

Thirty-four innovative STEM programs nationwide will get some help from big corporate backers as part of the Ashoka Changemakers Partnering for Excellence competition. Organizations and companies...
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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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October 5, 2011

STEM Innovators Competition Names Finalists. Online voting for Cash Prizes Begins Today

Competition by Carnegie Corporation, Opportunity Equation, and Ashoka Changemakers recognizes and rewards entries from innovators across the nation. The 34 strongest innovations generated through...
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July 25, 2011

Carnegie Corporation Applauds NRC on Framework for K-12 Science Education

Vartan Gregorian, President of Carnegie Corporation of New York, offered his support for the National Research Council’s Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and...
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July 20, 2011

Education Groups Support Upping Science Standards

Transforming Education Through Technology Journal

Education organizations are rallying behind a report released Tuesday by the National Research Council that provides a foundation for the writing of a common set of expectations for K-12 students in...
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July 20, 2011

New Science Framework Paves Way for Standards

Education Week

With the goal of sparking big changes in K-12 science education across the country, an expert panel convened by the National Research Council today issued a framework to guide the development of new...
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