STEM: short supply, high demand (Federal Times) – As the demand for professionals in STEM fields increases the federal government is struggling to recruit and retain highly qualified personnel for its numerous STEM related positions.
Chicago is New Home of Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute (Industry Week) – On Wednesday President Obama unveiled the latest manufacturing innovation hub which will be built in Illinois and focus on digital design and manufacturing.
EdX Partners with Facebook to Provide Open Online Education to Rwanda (The Harvard Crimson) – EdX and Facebook are partnering together to bring MOOC courses to Rwanda in an effort to aid education and development for the developing African country.
Sen. Brown touts jobs in Ohio, nation if currency manipulation bills passed (The Examiner) – Following last week’s hearing on U.S-China trade relations Sen. Brown has introduced a new bill what would use U.S. trade law to punish countries that engage in currency manipulation, potentially adding 5.8 million jobs back into the U.S. economy if passed.
ETS Wades Into Market for Teacher-Performance Exams (Education Week) – In response to growing demand for states to assess teacher performance ETS has begun field testing a new assessment that it has developed to help gauge teacher preparedness while providing feedback for the teacher to learn from.
