State Chambers of Commerce Defend Common Core (Education Week) – US Chambers of commerce in various states seek to defend the Common Core State Standards against opposition to the standards from their traditional allies.
Supercomputer maker Cray lands $40M in defense contracts (Geekwire) – Supercomputing company Cray recently announced it has landed a pair of contracts with the US Department of Defense worth more than $40 million to help perform research at the Air Force Research Laboratory in Ohio.
Women See Value and Benefits of College; Men Lag on Both Fronts (Pew Research) – A new survey released by Pew Research Center, finds that women are surpassing men in record numbers in college enrollment and completion, find a more positive view of the value of higher education.
Rejecting the Standardized Test (Inside Higher Ed) – After facing pressure to assess student learning, Sarah Lawrence University makes the decision to create its own approach by disregarding the commonly used standardized testing tools used at US higher education institutions.
Ohio TechAngels lands another $7.3M for early-stage companies (Columbus Business First) – Ohio’s TechAngels, a statewide investor group, adds funding to its pool for investing in technology-based startups. Over the next three years, the company will invest in Ohio-based tech businesses in software, advanced materials, sensors and instruments, and the life sciences.
