Daily Digest

In today's Daily Digest we will be looking at the impact that proposed changes to the E-Rate program may have on student internet access, the use of technology to bridge the language gap for immigrant students, Columbus's risk of running a budget deficit, an expansion of the Defense Department's national STEM youth program, and China's Tianhe-2 supercomputer's third straight ranking as the world's most powerful supercomputer.

In today's Digest we look at a new 3D printer that will soon be sent to the serve aboard the International Space Station, a Florida university's choice to offer drones at its media library, the continueing debate on what age kindergarten students should be to begin school, efforts by various MOOC providers to make their content available in countries currently banned due to trade embargos, and a look at Ford's use of 3D printing to drive its rapid pace of development. 

We begin this week by examining the demographics of students enrolled in online courses, the targeting of universities for cyber-attacks, Harley-Davidson's new all electric motorcycle, the struggle between college libraries and e-book publishers over pricing, and a look at the impact the Common Core has had on investment in education technology. 

This Friday's Digest highlights a strong projected growth for the HPC and data analytics market in the coming years, a school district's use of grant funding to develop low cost personalized education programs, a research data sharing platform developed by the San Diego Supercomputer Center, Louisiana's recent move to drop its Common Core Standards, and the Senate's decision to not consider a recently proposed student loan bill. 

On this Thursday we take a look at Cleveland State's expansion of additive manufacturing, the completetion of the first ever U.S. House STEM App Competition, a ranking of Ohio's teacher education programs, the current passing rate of the new 3rd Grade Reading Garauntee, and a new set of bill's signed by Gov. Kasich aimed at improving the education and job placement of recent veterans. 

In today's Digest we examine the impact that GRE scores are having on enrollment in STEM graduate programs, a partnership between the world's three largest electric car companies, the signing of Ohio's mid-biennium budget, the distribution of Ohio Third Frontier funding, and a claim from an English spy agency that they have the right to intercept online communications of anyone.

This morning's Digest will examine the move by a number of manufacturers to use more 3D printing in the aerospace sector, a new program at Starbucks that will allow employees to take free college courses, a recent report on Ohio's manufacturing economy, Ohio State's recent win of the 3 year long EcoCar 2 Competition, and the creation of 500 new jobs at Dayton's new "Racino".

The Digest for this Monday will take a look at a new ad from Verizon that is hoping to spark interest in STEM for young girls, a new federal bill that would help streamline the tax write off process for small businesses, a reboot of the Magic School Bus tv show that will focus on STEM topics, a new health services partnership for Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center, and a look at 2014's strong growth in additive manufacturing.

In today's Daily Digest we discuss the growing research into algorithms that will make the use of big data easier, the growing popularity of STEM degrees thanks to a variety of different factors, a recent report that ranks Ohio 25th fo having an innovation based economy, a new technology consortium headed by U of Michigan, and the launch of a new fundraising campaign by the Vitual High School to expand its offerings for summer courses. 

The Daily Digest today highlights a call from the U.S. Commerce Dept. for factories to rebrand themselves to make them more appealing to potential employees, a look at the strong growth in education technology spending for classrooms in the past year, a California judge's ruling that teacher tenure laws violate the State Constitution, a supercomputer that was able to convince a panel of judges that it was human in conversation, and a ruling from the Ohio Supreme Court that upholds the constitutionality of JobsOhio.