Today we update you on growth in the US economy, cloud computing data centers' energy requirements, and new digital curriculum aimed at the at-risk student community. Also included is an effort to finance advanced STEM education in Africa and the NAEP's plans for deploying new testing tablets.
Today we highlight issues facing Common Core tests, libraries seeking to increase their broadband speeds across the nation, Ohio making funding available to small businesses and manufacturers. Also included is an understanding of the effect e-books have on reading comprehension
Today we look at information on an increase in higher education spending, though a slowdown in Ohio, the Ohio jobless rate at its lowest since 2008 and tutoring for 3rd grade students preparing to retake the reading portion of the Ohio Achievement Assessment. Also included is a review of a technical skill competition last week, allowing students to show off their skills in front of potential employers and encouraging other students to pursue technical training courses during high school.
Field ecologists go to great lengths to get data. Recently, I and a group of fellow scientists set out to see how wind moves seeds through isolated patches of habitat carved into a longleaf pine plantation. Our goal was to understand if endangered wind-dispersed flower species that grow in grassy patches in the forest would be able to sustain their population better if narrow corridors connected these isolated patches.
We start off this week with an update on US manufacturing efforts, institutions investing in technology within their classrooms, HPC innovation and new news regarding the Department of Education looking at lowering criteria of student PLUS loans. Also included is information on Common Core testing and the challenge to students facing these questions.
An update on collaboration between the NIH and NSF and information on how families are saving for college though it may not be enough. Also included is an overhaul of student data privacy and STEM education investments in high schools across the nation.
More than 1,600 librarians and support staff work at OhioLINK’s 91 member institutions. While I’m impressed with their dedication every day, I’d like to express my admiration this week in particular, as April 13-19 marks National Library Week.
Librarians and staff at our member institutions teach. They code. They blog. They painstakingly explain over and over again why Wikipedia is good for some things but not for others.
Can 3D printers create thousands of new companies in the coming years, resulting in 1 million new jobs? What is happening with the drone industry and Google's plans for using satellite drones to bring the internet to remote areas? Are community colleges easing the higher ed route? Find out more with today's Daily Digest!
While Ohio works to create apprenticeship programs through its community colleges, other K12 schools work to find $15 million to reduce cuts planned for the next school year. An update on Columbus Library's reading efforts with third-graders and a move of 1,400 office jobs to Ohio with GE's presence in the Cincinnati Region. Also included is information on a budget proposal that may eliminate the Institute of Muesum and Library Services.
Earlier this week I had the great pleasure of attending the 2014 Internet2 Global Summit in Denver.
With the theme of “Welcome to the New Era,” the well-attended conference reflected the international nature of our community’s work and the challenges we all are facing.
An OARnet colleague asked me what my top three takeaways were; I thought you might be interested as well. They are:
Obama promotes his new $100 million grant funding efforts to train people for in-demand jobs, while elite colleges are turning away up to 95% of applicants. Ohio business owners are surveyed to show the state of Ohio's economy and Toledo Public Schools wins nearly $4 million in grant funding. Also included is an update on financial literacy education efforts and its assistance with student loan debt.
Today, we highlight the controversies that accompany big-name commencement speakers, a recent study that underscores the ongoing important role libraries play in America, a new approach to competency-based degree programs at the University of Wisconsin and news about how MOOCs may be losing steam, even as online enrollment continues to rise at community colleges. Enjoy!
Every year since 1943, people around the world have celebrated Draw A Bird Day (DABD) on April 8. Not an official government holiday, DABD began when a young girl visited her uncle, who was a wounded British soldier recovering in a hospital. When she visited, she asked him to draw a bird for her, which he did to her delight. The happy little girl, Dorie Cooper, visited her uncle and the other soldiers in his ward several times during his recovery, and many of the soldiers began drawing bird pictures for her and hanging them on the hospital walls.
Today we have double the information due to missing out on yesterday's Digest. We highlight Kasich's new high school dropout recovery plan winning support to provide job training, while a new factory in Ohio struggles to match to job-seekers. Also included is information on the misconceptions of the Common Core and a study documenting the impact of federal research spending at universities. We also share information on low-income students being brought into STEM education fields, and reasons technology needs more "geek" girls.
New results on PISA problem-solving exam showing US students to score above average, while the Ohio Capital Budget is sent over to Governor Kasich for his approval of $2.4 billion. Also, new STEM hubs emerge in rural areas to solve the crisis of people earning advanced STEM degrees exiting academia.
Ford's new investment in a $500 million upgrade to bring 300 new jobs to Ohio, while startups in Education also top at raising $500 million this quarter alone. Also featured is an update on school e-libraries--with help from LeBron James--and business education and Big Data in Washington DC
Info. on early STEM education leading to women in IT along with the expansion of STEM careers over the past few decades. Also included is an update on digital-learning experiences with textbook publishers and the amount of graduate schol debt rising and calling the need for attention.
As investments in Maryland ed-tech startups increase, Ohio Race to the Top applicants seek extensions as new programs prove harder to implement as anticipated. Learn more about trending degrees in higher education, along with an increase in STEM funding for students in undergraduate and graduate research.
Details on Sinclair Community College developing a joint training and coursework program with Southern State Community College, along with a robotics vocational center receiving a $25k grant from Honda North America. Also featured is information on the University of Michigan building an autonomous car test track and the $1 trillion student loan debt widening the US wealth gap
Interesting news regarding the new Straight-A-Fund applications released, an update on US libraries working to become world leaders in adapting to changing technologies, and the importance of STEM education and incorporating the arts. Also included is another update on big data and the auto industry, along with Columbus hospital systems adding thousands of new jobs.
Potholes and Big Data: Crowdsourcing Our Way to Better Government (WIRED) – The city of Boston has developed a smartphone app that has greatly improved their efficiency in maintaining roads. Drivers are able to turn on the app and the phone will track ‘bumps’ and submit their location to a cloud server for the city to analyze and locate potential road hazards.
Today, March 26, is the Independence Day of Bangladesh, commemorating its declaration of independence from Pakistan in 1971. Parades, political speeches, fairs, concerts, ceremonies and various other events celebrating the history and traditions of Bangladesh will mark the national holiday. And, Bangladesh soon will have more to celebrate!
Learn more about Governor Kasich's proposed capital budget focusing on oil and gas training facilities, a recent study showing veterans succeeding in college, and the NSF funding a new private-public research center at Ohio University, in conjunction with Washington University St. Louis. In addition to all of this, we have information on a new approach for high school advanced placement classes.
Learn more about Harvard's new online classes through the business school, robots helping prepare students for future jobs in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Indiana, and Big Data sparking corporate turf conflicts. Also included is information on the Ohio unemployment rate and issues facing teachers in vocational programming within state prisons
Highlighted today is a new digitalization effort in the Vatican Library, data-related graduate programs, and a community-mentorship program in Cincinnati. Also included is information on a new climate change data website and adaptive technology aimed at curbing student cheating
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