November 12th, 2011 by Buildatron Team | No Comments
When President Obama promised 100,000 new science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teachers over the next 10 years during his State of the Union address in January, it may have seemed like an unrealistic goal. However, officials at several nonprofits, businesses, and universities saw it as a call to action. Dozens of organizations, led by [...]
November 12th, 2011 by Buildatron Team | No Comments
As of July 19, the report A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas was released and is available for sale or as a free PDF from The National Academies Press. A Framework for K-12 Science Education identifies the key scientific practices, concepts and ideas that all students should learn by [...]
November 12th, 2011 by Buildatron Team | No Comments
“New Commerce Department Report Shows Fast-Growing STEM Jobs Offer Higher Pay, Lower Unemployment” WASHINGTON – July 14, 2011– The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA) today released a new report that profiles U.S. employment in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. STEM: Good Jobs Now and for the Future offers [...]
