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Top STEM Students Design Space Capsules

Top STEM Students Design Space Capsules

More than 200 middle-school students from Sarasota County finished their school year by tackling "real-world" business challenges like designing marketable Tervis drinkware and developing a space capsule prototype for human spaceflight. The activities were part of the 2015 STEMsmart Middle School Summit, an event sponsored by Gulf Coast Community Foundation…
NASA Federal Credit Union Awards Scholarships to Students

NASA Federal Credit Union Awards Scholarships to Students

At the conclusion of its 2015 Mitchell-Beall-Rosen Memorial Scholarship Contest, NASA Federal Credit Union awarded scholarships—ranging from $1,000 to the top prize of $6,000—to eight high school seniors. The annual program rewards the writing talents of young Credit Union members who are working toward four-year or two-year undergraduate degrees or…
AT&T Aspire to Help Students in Education

AT&T Aspire to Help Students in Education

As access to skilled workers becomes increasingly vital to the U.S. economy, communications company AT&T is launching a quarter-billion-dollar campaign to help more students graduate from high school ready for careers and college, and to ensure the country is better prepared to meet global competition. It was announced today, March…
IBM Playbook to Prepare Students for Tech Jobs

IBM Playbook to Prepare Students for Tech Jobs

Tech major IBM (NYSE: IBM) has released a new playbook designed to outline how to develop an innovative grades 9-14 school that connects education to economic development and good-paying jobs. In conjunction with the release of the playbook, IBM also unveiled plans to partner with Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and…
Students to Get Even Textbooks on Facebook

Students to Get Even Textbooks on Facebook

Kno, an education software company, says it is delivering a selection of eTextbooks, over 100,000 titles, to Facebook, giving students instant access to their books and class materials. It has also added interactive features to their Textbooks for iPad application – Journal and QuizMe, which help students extract the information…
Pariksha Pe Charcha with PM Narendra Modi

Pariksha Pe Charcha with PM Narendra Modi

As students in India are getting ready to appear for board examinations and other entrance examinations, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi will interact with a cross section of students, teachers, and parents. The event - Pariksha Pe Charcha (discussion on exams) - will be held on 29 January, 2019 in…
IBM Equips Youth with Tech Career Skills in P-TECH Schools

IBM Equips Youth with Tech Career Skills in P-TECH Schools

IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced Thursday that P-TECH, an IBM-inspired six-year education model, has already graduated more than 50 students, including a new class of 16 graduates in January. All of these graduates completed the six-year curriculum ahead of schedule, earning both their high school and two-year college tech degrees, with…