STEM
In an effort to recruit more young women into the field of video game design and production, Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) has announced that applications are now being accepted for its third annual G.I.R.L. (Gamers in Real Life) Scholarship.
- By Scott Aronowitz
- 02/03/10
Policy & Advocacy
If adopted by Congress without alteration, President Obama's proposed fiscal year 2011 budget would pump an additional $3.5 billion into education. But it would also cut the sole source of dedicated federal funding for education technology, and that has three prominent ed tech advocacy groups worried.
K-12 News
New Leaders for New Schools (NLNS), a nonprofit dedicated to recruiting outstanding principals and other school leaders for at-risk urban districts, has received a commitment from the Pearson Foundation to donate $3 million over the next three years.
- By Scott Aronowitz
- 02/03/10
Federal Policy
Does the proposed elimination of EETT mean the end of federal education technology spending? Not according to information quietly released Feb. 1 by the Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), which provided some insight into the intent behind the numbers revealed in the 2011 federal budget proposed Monday by the Obama administration.
Policy & Budget
Human space flight wasn't the only casualty of the 2011 federal budget proposal issued by the Obama administration Monday. Despite an overall $3.5 billion increase in education spending, the proposed $3.8 trillion FY 2011 budget zeroed out the only federal source of funding specifically dedicated to education technology, while consolidating 38 education programs into 11 and shifting a total of $1.85 billion into the Race to the Top program and the Investing in Innovation Fund.
AV & Presentation
Audio visual product rentals and services provider Meeting Tomorrow Audio Visual has announced it's donating LCD projectors to deserving schools, based on an online voting drive.
- By Scott Aronowitz
- 02/01/10
STEM Teaching Grants
Teach for America, a national nonprofit that specializes in recruiting talented educators for high-need regions and schools, will receive a $500,000 contribution from petroleum giant ExxonMobil, the company announced earlier this month.
- By Scott Aronowitz
- 01/26/10
STEM Initiatives
Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has launched a new program "to help inspire, engage and educate students in K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education." And to seal its commitment, the company has formed strategic partnerships with two major nonprofits with demonstrated results in STEM education, FIRST and Project Lead the Way (PLTW), and has invested $1 million to sponsor the two organizations.
- By Scott Aronowitz
- 01/26/10
Ed Tech Contests
Siemens has announced a change in the submission deadline for students in grades K through 5 for its "We Can Change the World" Challenge, a nationwide competition, presented in partnership with Discovery Education, for elementary and middle school students and their teachers and mentors.
- By Scott Aronowitz
- 01/25/10
Information Technology Trends
Worldwide IT spending and IT department budgets across public and private sectors are set to make something of a comeback following 2009's drastic declines. Further, all major segments in IT are expected to see positive growth in 2010, according to two separate reports released this week by market research firm Gartner Inc.