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EdTech Magazine
With the Trump administration prioritizing $200 million a year toward STEM and computer science education and tech giants including Microsoft, Google, Amazon and Facebook ponying up another $300 million, there may be opportunities for schools new to the idea of STEM to get started. Knowing where to focus time and attention when getting started can mean all the difference between a solid program and one that fades after a couple of years.
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District Administration
STEM is alive and well, even in rural districts. But across the country, rural schools face serious challenges as they strive to educate their students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics — disciplines whose critical importance dominates education policy and economic development circles.
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The Philadelphia Tribune
With each new school year comes a brand-new set of subjects, books and teachers. It also means new technologies being introduced into the classroom. As students head back to school, here is a look at the technologies that will support STEAM learning this year.
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Grok Learnong's Code Quest is a friendly five-week coding competition where thousands of school students come together to learn to code. Teachers can sign up their students, and students competing individually at home are also welcome! Streams available in Blockly, Python and micro:bit.
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eSchool News
Brand-new products come onto the market all the time, but they aren't all created equal — some are clearly more "finished" than others. So, from alpha to beta and beyond, what are the key traits to look for in a quality edtech product? Here are 12 questions to ask that can help you identify classroom-ready digital tools.
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New Hampshire Public Radio
According to David Benedetto, STEM and computer science administrator for the New Hampshire Department of Education, the new standards will focus more on technical skills, like coding and data analysis. Schools across the state would have a few years to make plans to incorporate the new standards.
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Fortune
Craig Newmark, the founder of the Craigslist classifieds site, has set up a matching donation of up to $1 million for STEM projects proposed by teachers at DonorsChoose, a fundraising site designed to help classrooms at a time of tight school budgets. The largest chunk, $850,000, matches donations to hands-on projects with a goal of under $1,000 that focuses on STEM at schools that draw at least half their students from low-income households.
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The Hill
The modernized Perkins Act, signed into law in early August, will help schools create more innovative education programs that reimagine secondary and postsecondary education. Among the leaders of such programs is IBM's P-TECH model, which combines grades 9 to 14 with real work experiences and mentoring, allowing students to graduate with both a high school diploma and a no-cost, two-year associate degree in a competitive STEM field.
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The Seattle Times
For years now, experts have hammered this message home to students: If you want your pricey college degree to pay off, you should major in a STEM field — science, technology, engineering or math. A fresh release of higher-education data for Washington state shows just how well students have listened.
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