Posts Tagged ‘STEM’
DC Shuttle: Grants Would Connect Schools, Employers, Colleges in STEM; U.S. Report Shows Degrees Rose
by The New England Council
May 28, 2013
STEM education. On Thursday, Rep. Bill Foster (R-IL) introduced the 21st Century STEM Competitive Jobs Act, cosponsored by Representatives Joe Courtney (D-CT), Elizabeth Esty (D-CT), Joe Kennedy (D-MA), Jim Langevin (D-RI), Jim McGovern (D-MA), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Gloria Negrete McLeod (D-CA), Jared Polis (D-CO), Tim Ryan (D-OH) and Louise Slaughter (D-NY). The ...
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NEBHE to Present on PBL at Annual Career and Technical Ed Conference in Indiana
by Nicole Schepker
April 23, 2013
The Problem Based Learning (PBL) Projects team of the New England Board of Higher Education will present "Problem Based Learning (PBL) Implementation Strategies for STEM Courses" at the National Association for Workforce Improvement (NAWI) conference this May.
NAWI will hold its 48th annual conference in partnership with the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at Indiana University-Purdue University ...
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Mass. Kicks Off Aid Program for High-Demand Fields
by John O. Harney
December 14, 2012
Massachusetts students working toward careers in high-demand fields such as science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and healthcare are eligible for a new scholarship program tied to the most critical employment needs, according to the state Department of Higher Education (DHE).
The Massachusetts High-Demand Professions Scholarship, created by the Massachusetts Legislature in FY13, will provide grants ...
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DC Shuttle: Congress Ponders Visa, Loan Reform Bills as Cliff Fears Grow
by The New England Council
December 10, 2012
STEM visa bill doesn't move in Senate. While STEM Visa legislation passed the House of Representatives last Friday, the STEM Jobs Act was not considered by the Senate due to the objection of Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY). The bill passed the House by a near party-line vote of 245-139, and consideration by the Senate was ...
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DC Shuttle: House Passes STEM Visa Bill Prompting Veto Threat
by The New England Council
December 3, 2012
On Friday, the House voted 245-139 to pass the STEM Jobs Act (H.R. 6249). The bill would offer visas for skilled immigrants who earn advanced degrees from American institutions. Many Democrats are opposed to the bill because it includes the abrogation of the diversity immigration program, which allocates visas by lottery. The 55,000 visas originally ...
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DC Shuttle: Could STEM Visa Bill Sprout During Lame Duck Session?
by The New England Council
September 24, 2012
STEM visa bill fails On Thursday, a proposal to increase the number of visas offered to immigrants with advanced degrees in the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering and math) from American schools failed to pass the House. The bill (H.R. 6429) needed a two-thirds vote of members in order to be passed ...
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DC Shuttle: Ten States Including Mass. Get No Child Left Behind Waivers; Grad Record Exams Soar, Especially in India, China
by The New England Council
February 13, 2012
On Thursday, the White House granted the waiver requests of 10 states, including Massachusetts, to opt out from the requirements of the "No Child Left Behind" (NCLB) law. As passed, NCLB requires school districts to demonstrate through testing proficiency in reading and math skills for all grades by 2014. Many have called the NCLB law ...
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Up for a New Challenge? Check out the Spring STEM PBL Newsletter Today
by Nicole Schepker
April 11, 2011
The second edition of the STEM PBL newsletter is available now! The newest issue details the latest in STEM PBL "Challenge" development and field-testing, green-chemistry reports, student learning, dissemination and more!
The current goal of STEM PBL is to increase the number of job-ready STEM workers by engaging high school and college students with challenging learning ...
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STEM PBL Enters Arizona
by John O. Harney
October 15, 2010
Members of NEBHE's STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) PBL (Problem Based Learning) project recently visited Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz., to film solar-energy production sites. The film will become part of a multimedia case study for use in high school and college classrooms. The STEM PBL project is funded by the Advanced ...
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Letting Off STEAM at Montserrat College of Art
by Stephen D. Immerman
December 5, 2011
For over a decade, educators, government representatives, entrepreneurs, social scientists, economists and journalists have espoused a constant drumbeat on the critically important skills and habits of mind that students will need to possess not just to survive, but also thrive in a rapidly changing and highly competitive world. Each commentator, in his or her own ...
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