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Joanne Jacobs
Jun 13, 20182 min read
STEM is for C students too, says report
Young people can succeed in technical jobs even with mediocre grades in math and science or liberal arts majors, claims a new study, on...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jun 10, 20182 min read
Middle school to manufacturing
Middle-schoolers in Ohio are learning math, science and programming — and competing in contests such as MakerMinded to expose them to...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jun 7, 20183 min read
Connecting working-class kids to high-tech futures
Carlos Huerta, an engineering student at Downtown College Prep Alum Rock High, works on wheels for a “drop-and-dash” robot for the...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jan 29, 20182 min read
Turning scientists, engineers into teachers
Math, chemistry and physics teachers are in short supply. A new MIT-based program is trying to turn scientists, engineers and programmers...
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Joanne Jacobs
Aug 9, 20171 min read
Engineering — or social engineering?
He takes aim at Purdue’s School of Engineering Education, which envisions a ““more socially connected” way of teaching. Donna Riley,...
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Joanne Jacobs
May 16, 20171 min read
What happens to anthro majors?
College graduates earn about $600,000 more over their lifetimes than workers with only a high school education, reports the Hamilton...
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