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February

Engineering a future: Why a new diploma is a hit with the girls - Education News (February 5, 2010)

Parent Volunteers Help School District - Teacher Magazine (February 2, 2010)

Community Schools: Reform's Lesser-Known Frontier - Education Week (February 1, 2010)

January

Dallas students get look at 9 schools featuring career pathways - Dallas Morning News (January 31, 2010)

‘CalcBots' provide unique learning experience - Gazette (January 27, 2010)

Kohl’s Department Stores Donates $3 million to Junior Achievement (JA) of Wisconsin for Kohl’s Education Center and JA Programs - Kohl's press release (January 25, 2010)

Experts Urge Districts to Do More With Less - Education Week (January 22, 2010)

Business Leaders Urge Expanded Investment in Technological Innovation and STEM Education - Business Roundtable press release (January 20, 2010)

Governor Markell, Senator Kaufman, DuPont Team up to Launch Statewide Council to Improve Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Education - Governor of Delaware press release (January 19, 2010)

Motorola Foundation Commits $7.5 Million for U.S. Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Education Programs - Motorola press release (January 19, 2010)

The worry of bills, mortgages, groceries, insurance... - Daily Leader (January 19, 2010)

Connecting Schools to the World of Work - EducationNews.org (January 18, 2010)

Spending by Education Philanthropies Drops in 2009 - Education Week (January 13, 2010)

School helps food bank with produce donation - Tampa Bay Tribune (January 13, 2010)

SAIC Launches Enterprise-Wide Initiative To Support K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education - SAIC press release (January 11, 2010)

CSX 'Trees for Tracks' Joins Forces With Students From Nationally Acclaimed High School Science Magnet to Restore Native South Florida Habitat - CSX press release (January 8, 2010)

$250 million initiative for science, math teachers planned - Washington Post (January 6, 2010)

Intel Commits $200 Million for Math and Science Education; Part of President Obama's 'Educate to Innovate' Campaign - Intel press release (January 6, 2010)

Vocational education upgrade: Chicago schools roll out 7-year makeover - Chicago Tribune (January 5, 2010)

Thomas Recalls 'Joys' Of Niswonger Foundation - Greeneville Sun (January 3, 2010)

New program hopes to recruit mentors - Courier-Journal (January 3, 2010)

Program aims to feed relationships with students in poor area - Star-Telegram (January 1, 2010)

 

December

They're ready to help kids read - Detroit Free Press (December 31, 2009)

Upgrade Careers in After-School Field, Report Says - Education Week (December 29, 2009)

Take two: Second-career teachers bring life experience to class - Journal Times (December 28, 2009)

'It all comes back to education' - Napa Valley Register (December 28, 2009)

From a seed, a STEM grows - Akron Beacon Journal (December 27, 2009)

With DNA Testing, Students Learn What’s What in Their Neighborhood - New York Times (December 26, 2009)

Classroom helpers - Sun Chronicle (December 22, 2009)

School district moves towards new, '21st century' teaching tools - American Canyon Eagle (December 22, 2009)

Breaking up is hard to do - Columbia Daily Tribune (December 19, 2009)

Carnegie Corporation Awards $1 Million Grant to ACT for Initiative To Improve College and Career Readiness - ACT press release (December 17, 2009)

Video game teaches NY students fiscal skills - AP (December 14, 2009)

An appeal for tutors to help Detroit's would-be readers - Detroit Free Press (December 13, 2009)

FSC Students Help St. Joseph's Teachers Get 'Smart' - The Ledger (December 13, 2009)

Lettin' loose with Legos - Durango Herald (December 13, 2009)

TN schools and science nonprofit team up to improve education - The Tennessean (December 12, 2009)

Teenagers find success, future in robotics competitions - FultonCounty.com (December 7, 2009)

Troops finding new service as teachers - New York Times (December 5, 2009)

Motives of 21st-Century-Skills Group Questioned - Education Week (December 4, 2009)

Nurtured neighborhood blossoms - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (December 2, 2009)

Chevron and Discovery Channel Global Education Partnership Receive 2009 U.S. Chamber of Commerce Business Civic Leadership Center Partnership Award - Discovery Communications press release (December 2, 2009)

 

November

Building bridges to families - Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (November 30, 2009)

Johnson and wife donate almost $1 million in grants to schools in three states - Associated Press (November 30, 2009)

Teachers seek grants to take lessons beyond basics - Herald-Tribune (November 29, 2009)

Mission: Educational engagement - Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (November 29, 2009)

Rachael Ray Gives Cafeteria Food a 'Yum-o' Upgrade - Nightline (November 24, 2009)

Louisiana's Career Diploma Stirs Concern On Standards - Education Week (November 24, 2009)

2 Knox County classrooms participate in NASA experiment - Register-Mail (November 24, 2009)

Race to the Top in Education - Wall Street Journal (November 24, 2009)

Engineering takes its place in Derby schools - Wichita Eagle (November 23, 2009)

Better vocational teachers needed - VietnamNet Bridge (November 22, 2009)

White House pushes math and science education - New York Times (November 22, 2009)

Ten Schools Recognized for High Achievement through the 2010 MetLife Foundation-NASSP Breakthrough Schools(TM) Program - MetLife Foundation press release (November 19, 2009)

Idaho urged to beef up public education - Idaho Statesman (November 18, 2009)

BRADY: When captains of business and industry ‘hijacked’ education--and teachers let them - Washington Post (November 17, 2009)

Local schools join push for community involvement - News14 Carolina (November 17, 2009)

Club aims to build girls into engineers - Washington Post (November 12, 2009)

Web Connects K-12 Students With Scientists - Education Week (November 11, 2009)

Education policy 101: Why businessmen and billionaires shouldn't be running our schools - San Francisco Examiner (November 11, 2009)

National PTA and Jamba Juice Join Forces to Raise $1 Million for Schools and PTAs Nationwide - PTA press release (November 11, 2009)

Education Experts Press Need For Change - National Journal (November 11, 2009)

Speaker: Wind power programs in schools can have impact on kids’ futures - Kearney Hub (November 11, 2009)

La. educators turn to trades to cut dropout rate - Washington Post (November 9, 2009)

Agriculture is a growing field at city and suburban schools in Texas - Dallas Morning News (November 9, 2009)

La. educators turn to trades to cut dropout rate - Google News (November 9, 2009)

Some Arkansas schools to get career coaches - Arkansas News (November 9, 2009)

A quarter-century after it began, the Parents as Teachers program has spread far beyond Missouri - Kansas City Star (November 8, 2009)

Mathematics and Biochemistry Research Earn Top Prize at Nation's Premier High School Science Competition - Siemens press release (November 8, 2009)

Congress takes up expansion of Troops to Teachers - McClatchy Newspapers (November 7, 2009)

Measuring return on investment: The value of nonprofit partners - TANO (November 5, 2009)

Program gives incentive to consider college — in eighth grade - Las Vegas Sun (November 5, 2009)

Ed. Innovation on the Agenda at Google HQ - Education Week (November 4, 2009)

First Lady Debuts Mentoring Program - Teacher Magazine (November 3, 2009)

Education by design - Spokesman-Review (November 1, 2009)

October

Mt. Lebanon wants you in the classroom - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (October 29, 2009)

The influence game: Bill Gates pushes education reform - USA Today (October 29, 2009)

L.A. Unified to allow parents to initiate school reforms - Los Angeles Times (October 28, 2009)

High-school science program offers college credit - Arizona Republic (October 25, 2009)

Building a future: Students and city benefit from ROP class - Enterprise Record (October 25, 2009)

Floating science teachers inspire students - Houston Chronicle (October 24, 2009)

America's Premiere High School Science Competition Announces The Class Of 2009 - Siemens press release (October 23, 2009)

Science, tech initiative targeting Mass. 6th-graders - Boston Globe (October 20, 2009)

Opportunity for businesses to support public schools, groom future workforce - The Chattanoogan (October 20, 2009)

Governor Beshear launches new education initiative - Kentucky government press release (October 19, 2009)

Not Your Mother's PTA - Teacher Magazine (October 19, 2009)

IBM Launches Nationwide Initiative to Support Early Education in Hispanic Communities - IBM press release (October 18, 2009)

New York City Private Sector Leads Charge to Transform Public Schools - PENCIL press release (October 15, 2009)

Vocational training for five-year-olds - Telegraph (October 13, 2009)

NC lt. gov leads panel linking curricula, business - CNBC (October 12, 2009)

Schools need overhaul to get students job-ready - San Francisco Chronicle (October 11, 2009)

AT&T, United Way Launch $2 Million Initiative to Boost Parent Engagement in High Schools - Philanthropy News Digest (October 11, 2009)

Failing schools to be academies - BBC News (October 7, 2009)

CDC: Fewer schools selling candy, soda to students - AP (October 5, 2009)

Middle school students get a crash-course in hotel management - Houston Chronicle (October 5, 2009)

School reform splits - Memphis Commercial Appeal (October 5, 2009)

School Governance Councils: Making Parents Partners - Hartford Courant (October 4, 2009)

Top San Antonio business leaders back Teach For America plan - San Antonio Business Journal (October 2, 2009)

Cuts to basic skills classes hurt workforce - San Francisco Chronicle (October 2, 2009)

A Crackdown on Bake Sales in City Schools - New York Times (October 2, 2009)

YES to Billionaires - Forbes (October 1, 2009)


September

Berkeley High School to open yet another academy -- for green energy - Oakland Tribune (September 30, 2009)

Gym class gets a rah-rah from NFL - Baltimore Sun (September 30, 2009)

New Orleans Schools Go Solar With Entergy, Nike, Winrock International, U.S. Green Building Council Partnership, City of New Orleans - Entergy press release (September 30, 2009)

Auto shop and other industrial arts slated for a comeback as 'green tech' - Seattle Times (September 29, 2009)

Parents consider paying teachers - Honolulu Advertiser (September 29, 2009)

Peering at the Future - New York Times (September 28, 2009)

Program gets dropouts to re-enroll in school - Des Moines Register (September 27, 2009)

School Sees Better Days in the Future - Education Week (September 24, 2009)

In Depth of Recession, American Business Confirm Value of Corporate Citizenship; Focus on Sustainable Products and Workforce Development, New Survey Shows - Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship press release (September 23, 2009)

The role of business in education - The Journal (UK) (September 22, 2009)

Program provides schools with refurbished computers - Arizona Republic (September 22, 2009)

Two North Carolina high schools to be ‘redesigned’ for 100 percent graduation rates - SAS press release (September 21, 2009)

Open for business: Struggling schools are looking for ways to make money - Orlando Sentinel (September 18, 2009)

Barbour: Students should know about skill trades - Associated Press (September 18, 2009)

KidZania: Japanese children experience the world of work - Telegraph (September 17, 2009)

Va. students must state academic, career goals - Daily Press (September 17, 2009)

At Tony Bennett's $78M school, arts education trumps fame - USA Today (September 16, 2009)

Hanover center gives students a jump in finding a career - Richmond Times-Dispatch (September 13, 2009)

K-12 Education Should Include Engineering, Experts Say - Science Daily (September 10, 2009)

A jewel of a science lab - Gainesville Sun (September 10, 2009)

12th Annual Henry Schein Back-to-School Events Help 2,000 Underserved Children Return to the Classroom in Style - Henry Schein Inc. press release (September 10, 2009)

Texas Instruments foundation gives $3 million to train math and science teachers - Texas Instruments press release (September 9, 2009)

Get Schooled Initiative Launches - Aimed at Broadening Americans' Engagement in Solving the Education Crisis - Viacom press release (September 8, 2009)

Cash-strapped California schools seek commercial sponsors to raise funds - Los Angeles Times (September 7, 2009)

Seven Georgia Counties Reach Certified Work Ready Community Status - Press release, office of the governor (September 3, 2009)

Education partnerships on a budget this year - Hometown Annapolis (September 1, 2009)


August

Sturgis Public Schools and the Abbott Fund Unveil Program to Educate Students on Renewable Energy By Example - Abbott press release (August 25, 2009)

Agreement Will Allow Parents’ Groups to Pay for School Aides - New York Times (August 25, 2009)

Cleveland STEM High School's freshmen start classes at Great Lakes Science Center - Cleveland Plain Dealer (August 21, 2009)

MetLife Foundation and National Guild Award $215,000 in Grants to 14 Arts Education Partnerships - MetLife press release (August 18, 2009)

Partnership arms math, science pros with skills to teach - Arizona Republic (August 16, 2009)

Doctors prescribe reading aloud to youths - Statesman-Journal (August 16, 2009)

Caring adults can help prevent teens from dropping out - Providence Journal (August 16, 2009)

Momentum building on STEM education - eSchool News (August 14, 2009)

Fresh & Easy Brings Back Popular Shop for Schools Fundraising Program - Fresh & Easy press release (August 12, 2009)

Ariz. Teens Build Green Playground - Teacher Magazine (August 12, 2009)

High-school students gear up for diesel-technology program - Arizona Republic (August 11, 2009)

Summer jump start for high school entrepreneurs - Globe and Mail (August 11, 2009)

Investing in education is just good business - Los Angeles Business Journal (August 10, 2009)

Five new academies open - Florida Today (August 10, 2009)

National Guard Aims to Help At-Risk Youth - Teacher Magazine (August 10, 2009)

Minority Youth Develop Culinary Skills Through Sodexo Program - Sodexo press release (August 6, 2009)

Fundraisers Report Tough Times—Expect Some Improvement by Year End   - Associaiton of Fundraising Professionals press release (August 4, 2009)

Adults In Conn. Take Summer Classes, Alternate Route To Teaching Certification - Hartford Courant (August 4, 2009)

Palm Beach County school district concedes major failings, says 70 percent of teachers ineffective - Palm Beach Post (August 3, 2009)

Office Depot Foundation Rings NYSE Opening Bell on 8/3 to Celebrate Donation of its 2 Millionth Backpack in 2009 - Office Depot press release (August 3, 2009)


July

Online program connects Idaho students, NASA - Spokesman-Review (July 31, 2009)

South Park students take a new look at nuts and bolts - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (July 30, 2009)

AileyCamp gives at-risk kids dance, life lessons - Miami Herald (July 30, 2009)

Boon poised for vocational schools - Boston Globe (July 29, 2009)

UST Global Joins Communities In Schools Volunteer Network to Help At-Risk Youth Stay in School - Communities in Schools press release (July 28, 2009)

Let retiring 'Boomers' transform schools - eSchoolNews (July 22, 2009)

Central Falls High launches academy system - Providence Journal (July 21, 2009)

Bill Gates: Better data mean better schools - AP (July 21, 2009)

6 Lessons From Montgomery County Public Schools That Mostly Missed the Point - Washington Post (July 20, 2009)

Parent-Paid Aides Ordered Out of New York City Schools - New York Times (July 19, 2009)

Compelling writer: Sherwood student earns $72,000 of persuasion - Memphis Commercial Appeal (July 15, 2009)

New Report Shows Employers Struggle with Ill-Prepared Workforce, as White House Highlights Future of Workforce Skills - Corporate Voices for Working Families press release (July 14, 2009)

Singapore Crafts Vocational Ed. With Industries in Mind - Education Week (July 14, 2009)

Motorola Foundation Convenes Education Leaders and Grantees to Explore Future of U.S. STEM Education - Motorola press release (July 14, 2009)

Free online course helps students plan careers - eSchoolNews (July 10, 2009)

Schools can no longer use extra funds to hire teachers - Maryland Gazette (July 9, 2009)

Pearson Foundation Donates $1 million for Teacher Training at National Academy Foundation’s Public High School Academies - Pearson Education press release (July 8, 2009)

Young scientist wins out-of-this-world honor - Arizona Daily Star (July 8, 2009)

Innovation Is the Key to Smarter Schools —And the Budget Crises Might Spur It - Education Week (July 7, 2009)

Major US Companies Join To Create 21st Century Career Courses - National Academy Foundation press release (July 7, 2009)

Teachers Get Industry Training - Teacher Magazine (July 7, 2009)

Youths plunge into serious study of DNA at advanced UA laboratory - Arizona Daily Star (July 7, 2009)

Education Secretary Arne Duncan counting on business leaders to help push through school reforms - Chicago Tribune (July 6, 2009)

Mentoring program helps Latino students - Philadelphia Inquirer (July 4, 2009)


June

State urged to push STEM learning - Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (June 27, 2009)

UND partnering with 2-year schools - Bismarck Tribune (June 24, 2009)

Patrick-Murray Administration Announces the Creation of the Governor's STEM Coordinating Council - Governor Patrick press release (June 18, 2009)

Programs encourage male presence in schools - Baltimore Sun (June 18, 2009)

High school students compete for auto repair crown - AP (June 15, 2009)

Judson teacher is finalist for blastoff - San Antonio Express-News (June 11, 2009)

High school students get dose of medical college - Bradenton Herald (June 10, 2009)

Cisco Makes $4.5 Million Commitment to City Year to Help Address Growing High School Dropout Crisis - Cisco press release (June 10, 2009)

Honeywell Sending 288 Teachers From 16 Countries and 47 States to Participate in Astronaut Training - Honeywell press release (June 8, 2009)

Military-backed public schools on the rise - MSNBC (June 4, 2009)

High school internships in jeopardy - Boston Globe (June 1, 2009)

Getting Parents Involved - John Merrow blog (June 1, 2009)

New program exposes teachers to modern workplace - Arkansas News (June 1, 2009)

Conquering the challenge of business-education collaboration - Boston College for Corporate Citizenship (June 2009)

Business Brings Sustainable Lessons to School - District Admnistration (June 2009)

 

 

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