Articles and Announcements
July
An Interview with Russell Di Gate: Where the Jobs Are- And Where are they Going to be? - Education News (July 21, 2010)
Boston teens explore Maine coast - WCSH6 (July 20, 2010)
Carnegie Mellon Invents Robot Moves To Boost Science, Technology Majors - THE Journal (July 19, 2010)
Bill Gates' latest mission: fixing America's schools - BusinessWeek (July 17, 2010)
The Power of Partnerships Between Parents, Teachers and Communities - PTA release of conference speech (July 16, 2010)
US Education Secretary calls on NAACP to focus on schools - Kansas City Star (July 14, 2010)
Q&A: Dr. Francis Eberle talks science education - Hechinger Report (July 14, 2010)
Project lets users explore the cosmos from a PC - eSchoolNews (July 13, 2010)
Improving productivity could deliver ‘new money’ for public schools - Education News (July 13, 2010)
Gates Foundation playing pivotal role in changes for education system - Washington Post (July 12, 2010)
Report highlights importance of Family Engagement in Education - Clarksville Online (July 12, 2010)
Closing schools' achievement gaps - Los Angeles Times (July 7, 2010)
Providence's Bailey Elementary School combines education, community outreach - Proidence Journal (July 7, 2010)
Science in the Summer interests Philly area students - Philadelphia Inquirer (July 6, 2010)
America needs to resurrect the PTA - Baltimore Sun (July 5, 2010)
Two Idaho teachers learn new math, science skills at Space Camp - Idaho Statesman (July 4, 2010)
June
Wanted: Ad firm to tout Memphis City Schools Gates Foundation Grant - Memphis Commercial Appeal (June 30, 2010)
Bill Gates touts charter schools, accountability - Seattle Post-Intelligencer (June 29, 2010)
Program would help at-risk children from cradle to college - Las Vegas Sun (June 28, 2010)
$27m lift for city’s schools - Boston Globe (June 27, 2010)
HandsOn Network Announces Next Generation Volunteer Management Solution Built On Salesforce.com’s Cloud Computing Platform - Points of Light Institute press release (June 25, 2010)
More students 'opting for vocational courses' - Telegraph (June 23, 2010)
Raytheon CEO: U.S. slipping in science ed - Boston Business Journal (June 22, 2010)
7th graders discover mysterious cave on Mars - Space.com (June 21, 2010)
Bridge the Gap raises another $70,000 for schools - Boston Globe (June 15, 2010)
Shutting Out Parents: Obama's Disappointing Blueprint for Reform - Education Week (June 15, 2010)
Kauffman Foundation Announces Plans to Open Charter School in 2011 - Kauffman Foundation press release (June 15, 2010)
Assuring Meaningful School Work: A Career Context - NAF (June 11, 2010)
Banking Giant Offers Financing for Charter Schools - Education Week (June 9, 2010)
Mouse Squad kids repair computers and build life skills - Mercury News (June 5, 2010)
School begs business aid - Chattanooga Times Free Press (June 5, 2010)
Bridging the Gap: High School College Prep and Career/Technical Education - Edutopia (June 3, 2010)
Deloitte Expands 'Deloitte21' Initiative to Enhance Education, Skills, and Long-Term Prospects for Underserved Young People Globally - Deloitte press release (June 2, 2010)
Downtown charter school will focus on science - Dallas Morning News (June 1, 2010)
Education foundations help schools offer more services - District Administration (June 2010)
May
Liberty High seniors build roller coaster in Frisco back yard - Dallas Morning News (May 27, 2010)
Colorado launches program to boost student science, tech performance - Denver Business Journal (May 25, 2010)
What Educators Are Learning From Money Managers - Forbes (May 20, 2010)
Businesses asked to save programs cut from Woodbridge school budget - Woodbridge in Jersey (May 18, 2010)
Give them credit - Boston Globe (May 16, 2010)
Stumbling blocks remain for newly minted teachers, career-switchers - The Hechinger Institute (May 12, 2010)
Private Sector and Education Leaders to Celebrate Partnerships that Are Transforming Public Schools at PENCIL's Spring Gala - PENCIL press release (May 9, 2010)
Charter Schools’ New Cheerleaders: Financiers - New York Times (May 9, 2010)
UCSF scientists partner with public schools - San Francisco Chronicle (May 9, 2010)
Push to Spur Innovation Raises Hopes—and Eyebrows - Education Week (May 7, 2010)
Faith coalition working to improve education in West Dallas - Dallas Morning News (May 6, 2010)
- US Department of Education press release (May 5, 2010)
Houston County High Schools Earn "Industry-Certification" - WMAZ, Macon GA (May 5, 2010)
Concord High robotics teams recognized at international competition - Contra Costa Times (May 4, 2010)
Bill aims to help space workers land teaching jobs - Florida Today (May 3, 2010)
Improving Teacher Recruitment, Evaluation and Training Systems with Assistance from Business - District Administration (May, 2010)
April
Foundations offer $506M for education innovation - Boston Globe (April 29, 2010)
The Actuarial Foundation Reaches Milestone: 2,500 Sets of Financial Literacy Curriculum Sent Free to High School Teachers - Actuarial Foundation press release (April 28, 2010)
Every child needed to boost economy - eSchoolNews (April 27, 2010)
Taco Bell Foundation for Teens Awards $1.8 Million to Teen Serving Organizations Fighting America's High School Drop-Out Crisis - Taco Bell press release (April 27, 2010)
Desperately seeking new set of skills - The Age (April 23, 2010)
Penguin Group and the Pearson Foundation Launch 'We Give Books' to Help Donate One Million Books to Leading Literacy Campaigns Worldwide - Pearson Education press release (April 21, 2010)
Museums Take Their Lessons to the Schools - New York Times (April 21, 2010)
Ten Motorola-Sponsored Teams Advance to Final Round in 2010 FIRST Robotics Competition - Motorola press release (April 16, 2010)
Advocates Push New Definition of Career Readiness - Education Week (April 15, 2010)
- The Alternative Press (April 15, 2010)
Degrees Are Great, but Internships Make a Difference - US News and World Report (April 15, 2010)
Stanislaus County finds itself in education-jobs Catch-22 - Modesto Bee (April 15, 2010)
Science is gaining momentum in American schools - Philadelphia Inquirer (April 11, 2010)
Teaching “work-ready” skills to students who are falling between the cracks - Providence Journal (April 11, 2010)
Regional P-20 Groups Get Boost - Missouri Department of Education press release (April 9, 2010)
Local Students Job Shadow over Spring Break - WRCB TV Chattanooga (April 7, 2010)
March
Learning on the job - News and Tribune (March 31, 2010)
MetLife Foundation and National Guild Announce Support for Arts Education Partnerships - MetLife Foundation press release (March 29, 2010)
Homemade, Soccer-playing Robots Compete for Trip to Atlanta - PC World (March 29, 2010)
Business and education group urges reform of school-finance system - Arizona Capitol Times (March 25, 2010)
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Participates in OfficeMax Cause Program to Support Teachers - OfficeMax press release (March 25, 2010)
Children 'misled' by poor careers advice - Telegraph (March 23, 2010)
No Child Left Behind embraces 'college and career readiness' - Christian Science Monitor (March 23, 2010)
Forty percent of women in science say they were discouraged from entering field - Atlanta Journal-Constitution (March 23, 2010)
Bias Called Persistent Hurdle for Women in Sciences - New York Times (March 21, 2010)
Teenagers in need of direction can turn to apprenticeships - USA Today (March 15, 2010)
New Coalition Aims to Increase Number of Math, Engineering Grads - Roll Call (March 15, 2010)
Newport News students earn money, experience mapping watershed - Newport News Daily Press (March 14, 2010)
Teamwork leads students to build a better robot - Baltimore Sun (March 14, 2010)
Indian Companies: Doing Well Because They Do Good - Harvard Business Review (March 12, 2010)
More Than Three-Quarters Of Americans Say A Nonprofit-Corporate Partnership Makes A Cause Stand Out - Cone LLC press release (March 10, 2010)
Vanderbilt Researchers to Study Impact of ‘Scientist-in-the-Classroom’ Partnership - Vanderbilt press release (March 9, 2010)
Reading Is Fundamental and Oriental Trading Company Create Strategic National Partnership - RIF press release (March 8, 2010)
Carroll students use the building blocks of education in NASA program - Star-Telegram (March 6, 2010)
School District and Businesses to Train Aspiring Principals - Chattarati (March 4, 2010)
Md. seeks better coordination of 'middle-skill' jobs training - Washington Post (March 3, 2010)
City eyes tech education overhaul - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (March 3, 2010)
Knox County could locate school at mall - WVLT Knoxville (March 2, 2010)
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