Today we highlight information on the lack of computer science instruction in STEM education, California's efforts to improve utility providers and private companies with cloud computing and big data, and Penn State's new cutting-edge library services. Also included is information on a new way to speed up big data efforts and a vocational education expansion throughout Ohio's middle schools
Today's digest highlights a variety of information on transitional college-prep courses, a new polymer 3D printer in Cincinnati, and a trend on prison education budgets paying off. Also included is information on the growth of dual credit courses offered at high school levels and solar-powered jobs spiking in Ohio and dropping in Michigan
A well-trained science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) workforce is crucial to America’s ability to innovate and compete on a global scale. Yet, “women are vastly underrepresented in STEM jobs and among STEM degree holders despite making up nearly half of the U.S. workforce and half of the college-educated workforce,” according to a 2011 report by the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Entering its fifteenth year, the Young Women’s Summer Institute at the Ohio Supercomputer Center was designed to help address this issue – to interest girls in STEM careers by immersing them in a weeklong, residential camp.
Today we highlight information on a new manufacturing apprenticeship program, promotion of e-learning in replacement of school snow days, and career education classes expanding in variety. Also included is a clip on Big Data coming to the Cleveland Technology Center and how colleges nationwide are facing identity fraud scams taking federal grant money.
Happy President's Day! While many are on holiday, we've still got the Daily Digest bright and early for you all. Today's digest features information on closing the gender gap in computer sciences at Harvard University, expanding kindergarten readnig assessments in Ohio, a takeover of Time Warner Cable and how it will reshape the US Pay TV, and encouraging students to train for high-tech manufacturing careers. Also included is information on how the University of Maine will focus on competency-based education rather than using letter grades.
This Valentine's Digest features articles on Ohio export records expanding, the new Third Frontier Funded Columbus Collaboratory center, and information on the number of high school AP courses nationwide. Also included is information on new supercomputing efforts to cut power bills and the White House's framework on reducing cyberattacks.
The first thing I did when the opportunity to write this blog presented itself was to Google National Innovation Day—and what I found made me smile.
National Innovation Day, which is observed annually in the United States every February 16, was created to encourage children and young people to be creative and innovative.
Today's digest focuses on an assortment of articles on the common core state standards, supercomputing at the Air Force Research Laboratory in Ohio, and a new study finding women see value and benefits of higher education more than men. Also included is an article on Sarah Lawrence University's decision to discontinue the use of standardized test scores and an Ohio statewide investor group pooling investing in technology-based start-ups
Today's digest focuses on NASA's efforts to join 3D manufacturing efforts, manufacturing job growth prompting efforts in high schools by offering career technical education programs, and a highlight on a successful STEM Education Model and efforts ot promote the model across the nation. Also included is information on schools assisting young readers in Ohio in accordance with the Reading Requirements, and an international Additive Manufacturing project in Quebec.
It's no secret that the Internet has become a dangerous place. The privacy of our personal information is threatened by criminals seeking financial gain. Far from victimless, these crimes affect us all. Hackers stole 70 million credit card numbers from a major retailer in a recent data breach. Two million users of popular social networks had their passwords stolen in 2013 by online criminals. Security experts have estimated that up to one out of every three of us has been the victim of some sort of privacy breach.
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