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.
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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.
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