New updates on the Race to the Top winners, supercomputing and sports collide, and STEM training efforts increase through a $2 million venture. Also included is information about IBM looking into medical treatments, and more!
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Our digest today looks at new uses of big data when it comes to fraudulent tax returns, the Ohio Aerospace Institute working on more STEM initiatives throughout the state, and a new bill in the state of Michigan focusing on changing higher education tuition expenditures.
Learn about new MOOCs at the University of Pennsylvania, Ohio's expansion of the library consortium, colleges seeking autonomy from the state system in PA, and more
The Digest for today highlights the 54,000 new manufacturing jobs added to Ohio's workforce over the past four years, and the $20 billion in education funding contributed from the Ohio Lottery. Also included is an update on Senator Portman's visit to RAMTEC, a vocational school for manufacturing of robots, and national news on the FY215 budget and STEM education along with a study on the job market changing for college graduates.
Today we feature a lot of information on libraries and the move toward digital content. We provide information on the MoMA library featuring a new library collaboration for guests, a research study showing positive trends at American public libraries, and a library consortium working to loan more e-books. We also feature a new deal between Ohio State and Nationwide Insurance company, and a 3D printer in Amsterdam.
Included in today's digest is information on Montana linking K-12 transcript data to universities, a new viral education program known as TED-Ed, and Michigan moving records to the cloud. Also featured is information on female minority students targeted from an Engineering outreach program and some information on memory and handwriting.
Today we share information on Ohio's teen jobless rate, Kasich's new plans for education in his budget proposal and an investment in a Manufacturing campus in central Ohio. Also included is information on grants funding internships and co-op programs funded through the board of regents, and a new computer model that could increase data access speeds by 100x.
We focus today on a new plan linking unemployment insurance and job training on the federal level, IBM analytics improving auto quality at BMW, and an essay-grading software tool that will save time for teachers. Also included is information on new digital literacy teacher efforts in Colorado school libraries and a STEM Center for Innovation in a Cleveland suburb.
Today we focus on education from a national view, looking into the new SAT test and updates from President Obama on education policy topics. Also included is information specific to Ohio on manufacturing production, unemployment rate, and House Bill 223
Today we highlight new details on Ohio manufacturing efforts bringing in even more job opportunities for those in the field. We highlight information on Clemson's new Cyberinfrastructure Research funding and libraries investing in iPads to bridge the digital literacy divide. Also included is news on a new IBM supercomputer to aid in Nova Southastern University in Florida's research projects and the number one issue students face in college turndown offerings.
I think I have the best job in America. I have the responsibility of leading the research enterprise of one of the largest universities in the U.S. – The Ohio State University. I oversee an organization that employs about 450 people who work in a variety of occupations, from climate modeler to computer scientist to fish hatchery education specialist.
Today we highlight a broad range of topics from researchers using the D-Wave quantum bit computer system to growth in Ohio jobs. We provide information on Ohio students testing out the new Common Core exams, and a message from John Warner on the importance of keeping students engaged in courses instead of focusing on entertainment. Also included is an update on new Common Core efforts in the realm of creativity efforts.
This Thursday we look at a Teach for America pilot teacher training and retention effort program, the connection between students and writing in the common core, development of Big Data, health analytics in Massachusetts and Secretary of Education Duncan's encouragements for state governors to expand early childhood programs.
Today's digest featurest content on a recent study on student loan debt that reveals a troubling trend of people accessing loans to help pay off credit card or rental debt, and a new education technology poised to go mainstream throughout the nation. Also included is a highlight on Urbana University's new degree program to build a strong agricultural industry in Ohio, open enrollment efforts focusing on combatting segmentation between schools around economic and racial lines, and an article on IBM and the Institute of Culinary Education working together to use Watson supercomputer to develop new ingredient combinations and recipes through data analyzation.
Today we focus on Ohio colleges adjusting to state funding changes, National laboratories adopting next generation supercomputers, and the University of Illinois' National Center for Supercomputing Applications. Also included is an update on NYU's school of engineering online courses and HTC taking on cancer research initiatives using smartphone supercomputing technology.
Today we highlight an update on STEM efforts across the nation, Chicago's new Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute, and a partnership between EdX and Facebook to provide online education to scholars in Africa. Also included is an update on Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown's bill concerning US-China trade relations and the ETS examining teacher-performance exams
Teaching children to read early is an important factor in their academic development. Ohio’s Third Grade Reading Guarantee is a program that tests a student’s ability to read at the third-grade reading level before they are promoted to the fourth grade. If a student is held back, the school develops a reading-improvement plan and provides 90 minutes of reading time each day until the student achieves a passing score.
Today's Digest features articles on Kent State University's new associate degree efforts, Ohio State's efforts in healthcare and data analytics, and Colorado's residential academic programs. Also included is information on cuts to college degree programs in Ohio and a new report advocating for investments in financing higher educationt hrough Income Share Agreements
Today we stretch around the globe, focusing on supercomputing at the University of New Mexico, 3D printing in the UK, and guidance from the US Education Department on student data privacy. Also included is an article on K-12 computer science courses and an update on the NIH and NSF when it comes to the budget cuts and sequestration.
Today we highlight efforts throughout Ohio colleges focusing on solving the student loan debt crisis, a decline in high school graduates and higher education application rates, and middle school robotics efforts in Pennsylvania. Also included is information on a new software grant at Cincinnati State, focusing on manufacturing efforts, and Governor Kasich's State of the State address focus.
The digest for this Tuesday focuses on a new collaboration between Ohio State, University of Michigan, and Edison Welding Institute in order to increase job growth throughout the manufacturing and development field. Also included is information on a new Senate Career and Technical Education caucus, Big Data updates, supercomputing at the University of Chicago, and library materials moving online.
As we watched the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, come to a close, the overarching ideals of the Olympic Movement seemed fairly straightforward. The athletes swear to participate “in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the honour of our teams.”
The first digest for this week features the new announcement of TechColumbus' Catalyst Fund, which will provide seed money for Central Ohio start-up companies in the scientific field. Also included is information on Ohio's new education aid for low performing schools, an IBM and AT&T parntership to provide big data anlytics, Chicago's expansion of library programs for connecting teens to technology, and Philedelphia's efforts to build online programs to help low-literate adults gain skills for employment.
Today we highlight information on the lack of computer science instruction in STEM education, California's efforts to improve utility providers and private companies with cloud computing and big data, and Penn State's new cutting-edge library services. Also included is information on a new way to speed up big data efforts and a vocational education expansion throughout Ohio's middle schools
Today's digest highlights a variety of information on transitional college-prep courses, a new polymer 3D printer in Cincinnati, and a trend on prison education budgets paying off. Also included is information on the growth of dual credit courses offered at high school levels and solar-powered jobs spiking in Ohio and dropping in Michigan
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