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Student Loans, Agriculture, Open Enrollment & More

By on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 - 9:04am

Today's digest featurest content on a recent study on student loan debt that reveals a troubling trend of people accessing loans to help pay off credit card or rental debt, and a new education technology poised to go mainstream throughout the nation. Also included is a highlight on Urbana University's new degree program to build a strong agricultural industry in Ohio, open enrollment efforts focusing on combatting segmentation between schools around economic and racial lines, and an article on IBM and the Institute of Culinary Education working together to use Watson supercomputer to develop new ingredient combinations and recipes through data analyzation. 

Smartphones, Supercomputers, Higher Education Funding & More

By on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 - 10:10am

Today we focus on Ohio colleges adjusting to state funding changes, National laboratories adopting next generation supercomputers, and the University of Illinois' National Center for Supercomputing Applications. Also included is an update on NYU's school of engineering online courses and HTC taking on cancer research initiatives using smartphone supercomputing technology. 

STEM, Chicago, Rwanda, Teacher Performance & More

By on Monday, March 3, 2014 - 10:03am

Today we highlight an update on STEM efforts across the nation, Chicago's new Digital Manufacturing and Design Innovation Institute, and a partnership between EdX and Facebook to provide online education to scholars in Africa. Also included is an update on Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown's bill concerning US-China trade relations and the ETS examining teacher-performance exams

Listen Up! Innovative New Way to Teach Reading

By on Monday, March 3, 2014 - 9:30am (updated Wednesday, August 2, 2017 - 1:37pm)
Illustration: Robot teaching person at computer

Teaching children to read early is an important factor in their academic development.  Ohio’s Third Grade Reading Guarantee is a program that tests a student’s ability to read at the third-grade reading level before they are promoted to the fourth grade. If a student is held back, the school develops a reading-improvement plan and provides 90 minutes of reading time each day until the student achieves a passing score.

Higher Education, Data Analytics & More

By on Friday, February 28, 2014 - 10:38am

Today's Digest features articles on Kent State University's new associate degree efforts, Ohio State's efforts in healthcare and data analytics, and Colorado's residential academic programs. Also included is information on cuts to college degree programs in Ohio and a new report advocating for investments in financing higher educationt hrough Income Share Agreements

Supercomputing, 3D Printing, and Student Privacy - From New Mexico to the UK

By on Thursday, February 27, 2014 - 9:32am

Today we stretch around the globe, focusing on supercomputing at the University of New Mexico, 3D printing in the UK, and guidance from the US Education Department on student data privacy. Also included is an article on K-12 computer science courses and an update on the NIH and NSF when it comes to the budget cuts and sequestration. 

State of the State, Middle School Robotics, Student Loans & More

By on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 - 9:33am

Today we highlight efforts throughout Ohio colleges focusing on solving the student loan debt crisis, a decline in high school graduates and higher education application rates, and middle school robotics efforts in Pennsylvania. Also included is information on a new software grant at Cincinnati State, focusing on manufacturing efforts, and Governor Kasich's State of the State address focus. 

Job Growth, Career Education, Online Library Material & More

By on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 - 4:29pm

The digest for this Tuesday focuses on a new collaboration between Ohio State, University of Michigan, and Edison Welding Institute in order to increase job growth throughout the manufacturing and development field. Also included is information on a new Senate Career and Technical Education caucus, Big Data updates, supercomputing at the University of Chicago, and library materials moving online. 

Ohio Start-Ups, Literacy Programs, Technology for Teens & More

By on Monday, February 24, 2014 - 9:49am

The first digest for this week features the new announcement of TechColumbus' Catalyst Fund, which will provide seed money for Central Ohio start-up companies in the scientific field. Also included is information on Ohio's new education aid for low performing schools, an IBM and AT&T parntership to provide big data anlytics, Chicago's expansion of library programs for connecting teens to technology, and Philedelphia's efforts to build online programs to help low-literate adults gain skills for employment. 

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