New PBS KIDS Series Combines Television and Technology to Make Math Accessible
Special agents Olive (Dalila Bela) and Otto (Filip Geljo) are ready to get their first assignment in the Nov. 26th series premiere of ODD SQUAD. (Photo courtesy of ODD SQUAD© 2014 The Fred Rogers...
View ArticleCreating an Engine for Breakthrough Innovation in STEM Education
Every organization can benefit from an internal group that focuses on promoting and creating game-changing innovations.1 To avoid falling behind, organizations must look to the future while also...
View ArticleUpdate on OII’s FY 2015 Grant Competitions
For the current fiscal year, which ends on September 30, 2015, the Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII) will conduct 11 grant competitions in six program areas: Arts in Education, Charter...
View ArticleSTEM Programs at the Department of Education: Supporting Teachers and Students
This week, the President recognized some of the best and brightest science and engineering students from across the country during the 2015 White House Science Fair. At the Department of Education (the...
View ArticleEngagement, Creativity and Inspiration Found in New Afterschool STEM Programs.
Engagement, Creativity and Inspiration Found in New Afterschool STEM Programs. Team Cupcake, Team Imaginators, Team Spaced Out, and Thinkers of Tomorrow. These are some of the hard-working student...
View ArticleHow New Schools for New Orleans Helped the City Come Back
10 YEARS LATER: EDUCATION INNOVATION TAKES ROOT IN NEW ORLEANS [Part 1 of 2 profiles of the U.S. Department of Education’s New Orleans grantees, and the difference they are making for children in the...
View ArticleBecoming a New Leader In New Orleans
10 YEARS LATER: EDUCATION INNOVATION TAKES ROOT IN NEW ORLEANS [Part 2 of 2 profiles of the U.S. Department of Education’s New Orleans grantees, and the difference they are making for children in the...
View ArticleU.S. Department of Education Announces $25 Million for Science and...
(Sep. 3, 2015) The U.S. Department of Education announced today two grant awards totaling $25 million to Twin Cities Public Television and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for the development of...
View ArticleThe Children’s Literacy Initiative
In this conversation, Gina Post, a bilingual 2nd-grade teacher at Sumner Elementary School in Camden, N.J. discusses her work with the Children’s Literacy Initiative (CLI). CLI is a Philadelphia-based...
View ArticleLaunching the Mentoring Mindsets Initiative
Mentors can play an important role in supporting students’ success—whether they are near-peer mentors serving as role models for young students, or trusted adults and community leaders. That’s why a...
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