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Women Are Thriving At The Colorado School Of Mines
GOLDEN, C olo. (CBS4) – Graduates at the Colorado School of Mines can expect even better paying jobs as the face of the graduating class is changing. Across Colorado girls are being prepped in high...
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DU Breaks Ground On New Facility
DENVER (CBS4) – The University of Denver broke ground on a huge new facility on Tuesday. The 130,000 square foot building will house the Daniel Felix Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science...
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Wilderness Internships Part Of Students’ STEM Education
http://media.denver.cbslocal.com/CBSDEN_20140718220240840AA.mp4 STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – Denver teens are trading sidewalks for mountain trails for a month this summer as part of a wilderness...
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Will The Next Generation Science Standards Be The Common Core For Science?
Photo Credit Thinkstock American students are falling behind students in other countries on international assessments of math and science. Statistics such as these are driving the call for education...
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Will Common Core Better Prepare Students For Careers In STEM Fields?
Photo Credit Thinkstock In the first year of his presidency, Barack Obama launched his “Educate to Innovate” campaign. The initiatives that came from this campaign are aimed at building a workforce...
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STEM Education & Why President Obama Has Made It An Educational Priority
Photo Credit Thinkstock Innovation drives the U.S. economy, and employees with science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills have become a hot commodity in post-recession America. Between...
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STEM Education: Why Increasing Interest Among Minority Populations Is Crucial
Photo Credit Thinkstock Women make up nearly half the college-aged population in the United States, yet only a third of degrees and certificates awarded in science, technology, engineering and math...
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The Importance Of STEM In Higher Education
Photo Credit Thinkstock Nearly a decade ago, the alarm was raised. The “Rising above the Gathering Storm” report, commissioned by the U.S. Congress, warned that America will fall behind in the global...
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STEM Education: The Campaign To Recruit STEM Educators
Photo Credit Thinkstock The number of jobs in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) is growing at a rate nearly double that of non-STEM jobs. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects there...
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The ConnectED Initiative Aims To Bring All Schools Into The Digital Age
Photo Credit Thinkstock American schools increasingly depend on digital technologies to expand learning opportunities, to individualize instruction and to graduate students with the skills necessary...
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STEM Skills Are In Demand Across The Labor Market
Photo Credit Thinkstock In a first-of-its-kind study, the Brookings Institute analyzed millions of advertisements for job vacancies and compared the length of time jobs requiring science, technology,...
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Vice President Biden Leads Initiative On Job-Training Programs
Photo Credit JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images More than three million job openings in the U.S. go unfilled for months, according to the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. The Jobs Council, a...
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Engineering A Love For Science In Kids
Photo Credit ThinkstockThis article is supplied and sponsored by Raytheon Kevin Jarrett isn’t your typical computer teacher. His students build walls from clay, sand and water. They design parachutes...
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Engineer Urges Girls To Smash Stereotypes
Photo Credit Thinkstock This article is supplied and sponsored by Raytheon The painted line on the playground made the boundaries clear: Girls on one side, boys on the other. Anybody who crossed got a...
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Top STEM High Schools In The Country & How They Are Making A Difference
Photo Credit Thinkstock This past August, New York Lt. Governor Robert Duffy, State University of New York Chancellor Nancy Zimpher, and other dignitaries attended the ribbon cutting ceremony for a...
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‘Youth CareerConnect’ Grants Fund STEM Focused Programs
Photo Credit Thinkstock Students graduating from Toledo Technology Academy (TTA), a Toledo Public School District magnet school, leave with more than a well-rounded high school education. They have...
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After School Programs Are A Growing Part Of STEM Education
Photo Credit Thinkstock The technology industry has raised an alarm. There are not enough workers trained in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) to fill positions in their companies....
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Girls & Science This Saturday: Explore What It’s Like To Be A Geologist
http://media.denver.cbslocal.com/CBSDEN_0502201518531176366AA.mp4 DENVER (CBS4) – This Saturday, Feb. 7 is Girls & Science at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. It’s a day where girls ages...
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Girls & Science Aims To Change Thinking About Careers
http://media.denver.cbslocal.com/CBSDEN_20150205151505327AA.mp4 DENVER (CBS4) – The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is offering up what one of its scientists calls a creative spin on career...
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Hands-On STEM For All Students In Englewood School District
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (CBS4)– The Englewood School District became the first school district in Colorado to provide hands-on STEM education for all students from Kindergarten through 12th grade. The Smart...
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