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  • Can Flint be reborn through its public schools?

    November 08, 2016 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Flint, Michigan

    Ninety percent of students in Flint, Michigan are economically disadvantaged and the city has a $10 million deficit. Yet through local partners, the schools have been able to offer community education system including extracurriculars and health care for residents of all ages.

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  • Minneapolis 4-H program brings science, technology to Somali youth

    August 17, 2016 |

    Minneapolis Star Tribune |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Somali youth that immigrate to the United States can struggle to find some direction toward a career and what it means to be on a team. La Joog, a nonprofit based in Minneapolis, launched a 4-H program designed to immerse Somali youth in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Students work on projects together and share them with city council members.

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  • Schools nurture students' agriculture interests

    July 30, 2016 |

    USA Today |

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    Response Location: United States, Millersville, Pennsylvania

    The Agriculture Education program at Penn Manor High school aims to teach about career paths as a farmer or within the larger agricultural industry. This type of high school education is part of a larger national trend to use agricultural education to teach STEM skills and better equip students to enter a technology- and innovation-based agriculture sector.

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  • Ideas to Save our Failing High Schools

    July 20, 2016 |

    How Do We Fix It? |

    Podcast |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Young people are graduating from high schools and not ready for college level work. Liz Willen describes different initiatives around the United States that have provided solutions for improving secondary education. She addresses the importance of STEM, role models for students, and project-based learning.

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  • The Math Revolution

    March 01, 2016 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    The number of American teens who excel at advanced math has surged, as new programs cater directly to the uppermost echelon of math students, training them for international competitions.

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  • Putting Away the Books to Learn

    October 13, 2015 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

    Many charter and private schools in the U.S. have replaced book-based learning and memorization with a do-it-yourself learning style. This is part of the national maker education movement which aims aims to help children believe in their own capabilities and problem solving skills.

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  • Those Who Can, Teach

    June 30, 2015 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    A California-based nonprofit is working to solve the state's teacher shortage by bringing private-sector professionals who have worked in science, technology, engineering, and math fields into public school classrooms. The rigorous application process, which is followed by professional development and training, has had no shortage of interested applicants.

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  • University's DeLaMare Library: Innovative 'maker space' gaining attention

    May 29, 2015 |

    KUNR |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Reno, Nevada

    The University of Nevada at Reno’s DeLaMare Library houses a ‘maker space’ which houses creative tools ranging from whiteboards to laser cutters to microprocessors. It is the library’s hope that this space allows students and the general public to fabricate their ideas and form new, innovative collaborations.

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  • America's Tiniest Innovators: Report from Pittsburgh

    November 15, 2014 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    In a Pittsburgh elementary school, kids grapple with electricity and circuits, breeding a familiarity with technology that founders of the “Children’s Innovation Project” hope equips them for a better future. This partnership between Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh public schools, and the CREATE Lab (Community, Robotics, Education, Technology, Empowerment) is helping kids incorporate a passion for technology into their lives and their futures.

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  • Focus on science, tech pays off in soaring graduation rate

    June 14, 2014 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Toppenish, Washington

    Toppenish High School in Washington State boasts a graduation rate of 94% despite the fact that a third of all parents in the town dropped out of school by ninth grade and the student body is all low-income. Responding to low math and science proficiency rates among students, in 2008, Toppenish shifted to a project-based curriculum that emphasizes STEM classes. With the help of federal grants and partnerships with Toppenish businesses, courses help students see the real world applications of math and science skills and get students excited about a college path to a career in biomedicine or engineering.

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