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Technology as tool for powerful teaching and learning

May 16, 2012 - By Jim WhitehurstPresident and CEORed HatTechnology isn't the answer.That may sound like heresy coming from someone who leads a company whose stock and trade is computer software. But after spending the last several...

North Carolina's Early College High Schools Graduate 1,800 Students

May 15, 2012 - Some 900 students graduating from high school in North Carolina this spring have something extra to show for the effort: an associate degree from community college. Many of them are the first in their families to attend...

Creativity a key focus at STEM conference

April 19, 2012 - Ostensibly, the three-day conference this week at the edge of Research Triangle Park was devoted to the interdisciplinary blend of science, technology, engineering and math called STEM.But a different, if complementary,...

STEP candidates chosen from strong field

Sixteen candidates for a new program aimed at luring mid-career professionals and recent college graduates into teaching secondary school science, technology...

19 APR 2012

STEM students show learning by doing

Educators spend a lot time these days talking about how schools must teach students to become skillful problem solvers, critical thinkers and effective...

17 APR 2012

Panel focuses on workforce development

Business and education leaders gathered this week to seek solutions to one of the more vexing problems shared by schools and employers alike: How to ensure that...

29 MAR 2012

Making STEM education work for North Carolina

By Sam Houston, President and CEO, North Carolina Science, Mathematics and Technology Education CenterEducation in North Carolina is at a crossroads. The...

22 MAR 2012

Grant from GlaxoSmithKline Supports STEM Education for NC Students

North Carolina's growing network of innovative STEM-focused schools is getting a boost from a three-year, $750,000 grant from GlaxoSmithKline.The funding from...

19 MAR 2012