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Ed News: How Much Influence Do Teachers Have in Their Schools?
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This week in education news, Baltimore resident is using the city’s bike culture to introduce more children to STEM; climate change is still just starting to make its way into classrooms, and many teachers don’t have…
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Ed News: Are Teachers Underpaid? Around the World, People Say Yes
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This week in education news, as personalized learning spreads rapidly among U.S. schools, critics contend the term often is a misnomer; Americans think that U.S. teachers are underpaid by an average of $7,500 a year;…
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Ed News: Teachers Speak Out Against Proposed Science Standards
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This week in education news, finding jobs post-graduation is becoming more challenging for international STEM students; Arizona science teachers speak out against proposed state science standards; ACT to design a “…
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Ed News: Igniting Students’ STEM Interest Begins With Education Their Teachers
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This week in education news, Missouri Senate passes STEM awareness legislation; NSF awards 5 diversity grants under its new INCLUDES initiative; U.S. Congress pledges $71.5 billion in education funding for fiscal 2019…
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Ed News: Can STEM Camps For Girls Really Make A Difference?
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This week in education news, there’s no way of knowing whether summer STEM camps help nudge more women into STEM careers; education in STEM fields can be the road to economic empowerment for women; Missouri Governor…
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Ed News: STEAM Approach Increases Elementary Students’ Scores In Science
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This week in education news, science and technology have the power to do good; STEAM instruction from a well-trained educator can boost science achievement scores among students in high-poverty elementary schools;…
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Ed News: Why Don’t STEM Majors Vote As Much As Others?
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This week in education news, results from a new state test have been released two years after students turned it in; a growing body of research indicates there might be a need to get more STEM majors to vote; Colorado…
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Ed News: Why Ed Tech Companies Should Hire Educators
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This week in education news, new report says NAEP’s ‘proficiency’ term is misleading; Ed Tech companies should hire teachers; the greatest influencers on the career ambitions of children are television, movies, and…
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Ed News: Educators Want To Rethink The Way Students Learn Science
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This week in education news, researchers and teachers want to change the way students learn science; Californians strongly support expanding science and computer education beginning at the primary level; teachers are…
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Ed News: Nebraska’s New Education Standards To Include Climate Change
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This week in education news, Louisiana to start push to boost student interest in STEM, especially among women; Nebraska approves new science education standards that include climate change; Gallup 2017 Survey of K-12…
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Ed News: Peer Interest In Science Leads Students To STEM Jobs
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This week in education news, a majority of Americans are familiar with the opt-out movement according to a new survey; the country’s teaching force is still predominantly white and female; only 39 percent of high…
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Ed News: 8 Principles To Help You Advance To Flipped Learning 3.0
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This week in education news, Indiana has work to do on preparing students for college-level coursework; flipped learning is evolving; Iowa teachers are spending the summer learning at externships; Florida has a growing…
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Ed News: The Next Generation Science Standards’ Next Big Challenge
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This week in education news, NGSS’ next big challenge…finding curricula; Girl Scouts 23 new STEM badges; school success stops and ends with teachers; new report finds science teachers are often expected to teach beyond…
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Ed News: Helping Parents Understand The Next Generation Science Standards
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This week in education news, Achieve releases a series of parent guides that explain how science instruction is changing and why; California administers pilot test for new science standards; science funding spared…
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Ed News: What The Latest Assaults on Science Education Look Like
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This week in education news, Bill Nye thinks Pruitt and DeVos are the least qualified people for their agencies; science advocates double down on their outreach attempts; some teachers may be misleading students about…