Over the next several months, New Matter will be installing desktop 3D printers at several of the 43 Challenger Learning Centers that submitted proposals for a
06/15/2017
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By Dian Schaffhauser
A small team of researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have come up with a tool that allows newbies and experts to design customized robots that can use 3D-printed parts and off-the-shelf actuators.
06/13/2017
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Miami-Dade County Public Schools, CareerSource South Florida and TechLaunch @FVI teamed up to bring coding bootcamps to the next-generation workforce in Miami this summer.
06/13/2017
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By Dian Schaffhauser
The state of Iowa is seeking proposals for programs that bring education and employers together to create a stream of continuity between school and career in STEM topics. Each "model" chosen will receive $25,000.
06/13/2017
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By Dian Schaffhauser
Six years after the launch of the first Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) school in Brooklyn, yet another cohort of students is graduating — each walking away with a high school diploma, an associate's degree in a STEM field and related work experience. Graduates have already joined IBM, working as front-end web developers, organizational developers, coders and analysts. Many are also continuing college in pursuit of bachelor's degrees.
06/13/2017
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By Dian Schaffhauser
Lego Education said it would be pairing Mindstorms Education EV3 with the Swift Playgrounds learning platform to allow students to program their Lego Mindstorms robots and other creations with motors and sensors.
06/12/2017
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A nonprofit medical research organization and longtime supporter of science education in the United States recently chose 24 colleges and universities in the first round of a diversity-focused initiative. Participants have each received $1 million to work toward increasing institutional capacity for inclusion by engaging all science students — especially undergraduates from nontraditional pathways.
06/12/2017
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By Dian Schaffhauser
Could alternative pathways programs provide an alternative to traditional education efforts in helping low-income adults change their economic prospects? That's the topic of two related reports from Tyton Partners, which examined the essential ingredients needed for success in APPs.
06/12/2017
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The National Science Foundation is awarding up to 18 multi-year grants for efforts that promote science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in PK–12 schools. The awards this year are expected to total $10 million to $20 million, with individual awards ranging from $400,000 to $2 million apiece.
06/12/2017
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By Dian Schaffhauser
Two nonprofits in the education business have joined forces. The Raspberry Pi Foundation has merged with CoderDojo.
06/12/2017
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By Dian Schaffhauser
Fayetteville State University in North Carolina has received a million-dollar grant to draw more students to STEM subjects and improve the education they receive.
06/12/2017
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