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Cultivating the Seeds of Knowledge; Growing a Greener Future for our Nation
EPA Administrator Jackson, CEQ Chair Sutley and Secretary of Education Duncan plant a Texas Live Oak Tree outside of the U.S. Department of Education (Photo by: Eric Vance, US EPA) Cross-posted from...
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English Learners Key to a Multi-lingual STEM Workforce
Future U.S. competitiveness will depend on how well we prepare our students and provide them the proper skills to be college and career-ready, especially when it comes to careers in the STEM fields....
View ArticleParticipate in a Robotics Competition—in Space!
Cross-posted from the White House Blog. What could possibly make an already super cool robotics competition even better? The zero-gravity environment of space! NASA and DARPA, in cooperation with the...
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Back-to-School Stop Puts Spotlight on STEM Initiatives
On Friday, ED’s assistant secretary for postsecondary education Eduardo M. Ochoa, held a lively discussion hosted by Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) regarding innovative STEM initiatives...
View ArticleArne on Teacher Evaluation Metrics and Celebrating Success in STEM
Arne recently sat down to answer a couple of questions posted to his Facebook page. In response to Lori’s question about teacher evaluation metrics, Arne said that we have to look at multiple measures...
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Students Have Questions, Astronauts Have Answers
(Official Department of Education Photo by Paul Wood) “Station, this is Houston. Are you ready?” The radio crackled. “Houston, we are ready. Over.” As teachers, we are always looking for new ways to...
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‘Investing in Innovation’ Creates STEM Awards
Cross-posted from the White House Blog. The Department of Education’s Investing in Innovation (i3) competition provides funding to school districts and non-profit organizations around the country to...
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Recognizing Science, Math, and Engineering Mentoring
President Barack Obama greets the 2010 and 2011 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring recipients in the Oval Office, Dec. 12, 2011. (Official White House...
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Putting the “E” in STEM during National Engineering Week
Official Department of Education photo by Leslie Wiliams To celebrate National Engineering Week, and to highlight the need for highly skilled science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) teachers,...
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Students Find Success in Metro Academy Programs
After watching Camille Jackson blossom in the Metro Academy program at City College of San Francisco, her mother was inspired to go back to school and continue her own education. This is just one...
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Education + Industry + Race to the Top = Pathways to Good Jobs in Illinois
Just a few years ago, Alegandro Barrera thought he’d continue working at a local grocery store after graduating from high school in Wheeling, Ill. It wasn’t a bad option, but he felt like he had no...
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Arne Duncan Gave Me Homework!
Last Wednesday, I found myself invited to a meeting at the White House with Secretary Arne Duncan and some of President Obama’s advisors. I didn’t know I would walk away with homework! Eleven...
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In State of the Union, Obama Outlines Bold Education Proposals to Grow the...
Education was one of the main themes in President Obama's State of the Union address. Official White House photo by Pete Souza. In a State of the Union address focused on growing a strong middle class,...
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Reimagining Learning in Philadelphia
Engineering doctoral candidate Jeffrey Scott instructs students during the workshop on Music Information Retrieval at Drexel University in Philadelphia It’s “full steam ahead” for Philadelphia area...
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Shooting for the Stars: Let’s Read! Let’s Move!
The third installment of the Let’s Read! Let’s Move! summer series at the Department of Education took kids’ imaginations all the way to the moon and back this week with space-themed activities and a...
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Wheeling Students ‘Take the Leap’ Into Nanotechnology
Arriving at Chicago’s Wheeling High School on brisk October morning, we sensed that something awesome was about to happen. The anticipated arrival of Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and other...
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My Confidence in Future Young Scientists
Cross-posted from the EPA’s It All Starts with Science blog The students were taking part in “enrichment clusters,” sessions in which they learn about one important public issue in depth. I was...
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Huntsville Shows Off Impressive STEM Learning Resources
Reposted from the OII Blog. Alabama A&M University leaders (l. to r.) Provost Daniel Wims; President Andrew Hugine, Jr.; senior-year computer science student Charlevester Wims; and College of...
View ArticleSupporting Our Youngest Innovators: STEM starts early!
Cross-posted from the White House blog. Summary: The White House is celebrating early STEM learning. “Why?” “How?” One of the greatest joys of being a parent is the incredible curiosity children have...
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