Cuyahoga County commits $500,000 for scholarships: Higher Education Roundup (Cleveland.com) – For the second year in a row Cuyahoga County has approved funding for a scholarship program that will provide local seniors with a scholarship to attend a college in Cuyahoga County. The aim of this program is to help students obtain an education while staying in the local area.
Making STEM Stick in Middle School (U.S. News & World Report) – During a panel at last week’s U.S. News STEM Solutions Conference, experts discussed how to improve middle school education at the middle school level. Some of the key points were that students need to learn that it is ok to make mistakes and that low pressure, experimental lessons work best for getting students engaged in the material
Big companies back science education (Star Tribune) – Last weekend Washington D.C. hosted the USA Science and Engineering Festival to celebrate and promote advanced in STEM fields made by students, researchers, and major companies throughout the U.S. Companies such as 3M were behind the festival and are hoping to encourage more students to become interested in science and engineering.
Boosting Customer Loyalty with Big Data (Business News Daily) – As big data continues to grow, many firms are developing rewards programs based on their findings to help retain customers. This is especially important for small businesses in which nearly 61% of revenue comes from repeat buyers and with the help of data analytics small businesses can better retain customers and improve their standing.
A Student-Data Collector Drops Out (The New York Times) – After only 15 months of operation inBloom, a $100 million ed-tech start-up, is shutting down. inBloom had planned to collected and integrate student data to help teachers develop individual lesson plans, but received stark criticism over how it handled data privacy.
