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 NC STEM Learning Network teams up with Fidelity

The NC STEM Learning Network teams up with one of the world's largest financial services firms to help develop a Web-based platform to better organize STEM education resources throughout the state.

 Cisco helps fund STEM Web Portal Project

Efforts to create an online portal of North Carolina's education resources have been enhanced by a $25,000 grant from Cisco Systems to the NC STEM Learning Network.

NC STEM Learning Network

 Obama proposes $1 billion math, science teaching corps

The Obama administration has announced plans to develop a national STEM teaching corps - pending a $1 billion commitment from Congress.

 STEMx fuses 13 states in national education efforts

Battelle Memorial Institute and 13 state STEM education networks officially launched STEMx on Wednesday at the U.S. News STEM Solutions Summit in Dallas, Texas. North Carolina is one of the states participating in the effort.

 NC STEM now accepting affiliate members

The N.C. Department of Public Instruction is now accepting applications for affiliate members to the NC STEM Learning Network.

STEM in NC

 New effort launches to create NC STEM Learning Network

The N.C. Science, Mathematics and Technology Education Center is incorporating the NC STEM Community Collaborative in an effort to boost science, technology, engineering and math education.

 What makes a quality STEM program in North Carolina?

The STEM Rubric unveiled by the NC STEM Community Collaborative on Thursday aims to improve programs focused on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education in North Carolina.

STEM Rubric

 State education board adopts STEM strategy for NC

North Carolina is moving rapidly from a low-skill, low-wage economy to a high-skill, knowledge-based, technology and innovation economy - and this transformation demands an adaptable workforce.

STEM education gets a boost

 Hagan, Dalton and others highlight state's STEM efforts

U.S. Senator Kay Hagan, Lt. Governor Walter Dalton, and other North Carolina officials promote the state's successes in improving STEM education to more than 200 national leaders on Thursday.

STEM in North Carolina

 What makes a quality STEM program?

NC STEM Community Collaborative currently is cataloging resources and programs both in North Carolina and across the country that can contribute to students' skills in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Organizing STEM

 North Carolina Schools work to advance STEM education

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and NC STEM Community Collaborative announce new partnership to elevate local science, technology, engineering and mathematics initiatives throughout the state.

 STEM education gets financial boost in eastern NC

The Golden LEAF Foundation and Spirit Aerosystems contribute more than $350,000 to support and advance science, technology, engineering, and math education in Lenoir and other nearby counties.

Golden LEAF

 Battelle's former STEM education lead joins TIES

Rich Rosen, a national leader in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education efforts, recently was named as Practice Leader for STEM Education Systems Design at the Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM.

 New York Times highlights NC vocational training

The NC STEM Community Collaborative helps facilitate feature article series and videos that examine vocational training at high schools, community colleges, companies and student organizations in North Carolina.

Future Workforce

 New summer science camp 'shoots for the stars'

More than 400 students from across the Triangle area will have the opportunity to participate in a new summer science camp program starting this week thanks to Time Warner Cable and the Morehead Planetarium.

 8 Wake County schools join local, global STEM Networks

Five schools have joined the WCPSS's STEM Schools Network with three additional schools also being accepted into the Global Schools Collaborative Network. These new networks center on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education and global learning.

STEM in Wake County

 North Carolina shows signs of life in 'Vital Signs' reports

New reports from a consortium of business leaders issued by Change The Equation on Thursday highlight student performance in science, technology, engineering and math in North Carolina and throughout the nation. However, CEOs involved with the project are calling on state leaders to raise the bar.

STEM in North Carolina

 Many Voices shows progress in N.C. education reform

North Carolina is on the cusp of major change in education, especially in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), according to conference participants last week in Raleigh.

Leading to Positive Change in N.C. Education

 Google grants $100K for STEM Labs in Caldwell County

The Education Foundation Inc. of Caldwell County received a $100,000 technology grant for new curriculum and equipment from Google this week designated for outdoor learning labs for geocaching and use of Google Apps.

STEM in High Country N.C.

 2011 SMT Awards honor North Carolina's best in STEM

The North Carolina Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education (SMT) Center has announced the recipients of their annual SMT Awards.

Announcing the 2012 SMT Awards