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T.H.E. Journal April 2009	DimensionM Multiplayer 2.0 by Tabula Digita Tabula Digita announces the release of DimensionM Multiplayer 2.0, the newest version of its immersive math video game for students in grades 3 to 12.
T.H.E. Journal January 20, 2010 Scott Aronowitz	Video Game Prepares Texas District for State Test Austin Independent School District in Texas is expanding the use of the DimensionM educational video games to seven middle schools and 15 charter schools.
T.H.E. Journal February 17, 2010 Patricia Deubel	Web 2.0 in Instruction: Adding Spice to Math Education Mathematics lags behind other subjects in class-centered web 2.0 communities for children, and an even larger lag in informal, recreational communities.
National Defense March 2011 Cynthia D. Miller	National Science Foundation Supports STEM Education Of equal importance to the foundation is the support of science and engineering education, from pre-kindergarten through graduate school and beyond, with a variety of fellowships and programs specifically for teachers and students.
T.H.E. Journal September 2, 2009 Ruth Reynard	5 Ways We're Diminishing Learning by Assuming Face-to-Face Instruction Is Best Face-to-face instruction is often assumed to be the proven method, while other methods have yet to prove themselves. This assumption is not only misleading, but it might also be helping to diminish potential opportunities of better learning for our students.
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National Defense February 2012 Sandra I. Erwin	It's a Hobson's Choice: Dollars For Defense or for Education? In today's zero-sum budget world, every federal program is in a cutthroat fight for survival. Defense and education are no exception. As the largest slice of the government's discretionary spending pie, defense competes for dollars with everything else, including education.
HHMI Bulletin February 2012 Cori Vanchieri.	Susan Singer: A Magical Moment The time to entice students to be STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) teachers is during the first years of college, says Susan Singer, a professor of natural sciences at Carleton College.
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T.H.E. Journal October 25, 2007 Ferdig & Boyer	Can Game Development Impact Academic Achievement? Having students develop games has shown tremendous promise for motivating students, building conceptual knowledge, and improving content knowledge acquisition.
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HHMI Bulletin Nov 2011 Dan Ferber	Calling All Teachers This article focuses on preservice training -- training college students and graduates to be STEM teachers.
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T.H.E. Journal February 2007 Andrew Matranga	Solving the Math/Science Riddle The way out of our most serious educational challenge may lie in a host of new digital curriculum supplements.
T.H.E. Journal September 9, 2009 Dian Schaffhauser	Which Came First - The Technology or the Pedagogy? A new spin on an old riddle goes to the heart of a conflict between K-12 schools and the colleges of education responsible for cultivating and providing them with new teachers.
Geotimes April 2007 Vernon J. Ehlers	Education: Why Do I Have to Learn Geometry? The study of science, technology, engineering and math is critical for every student in our nation, not only for enhancing their opportunities for good jobs, but also for improving our national security and competitiveness.
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National Defense September 2010 Mark Russell	One Company's Approach to Solving the Nation's STEM Dilemma Raytheon understands how to analyze complex systems in a comprehensive manner. These analysis techniques can be applied to the education problem of producing enough technology and engineering graduates.
T.H.E. Journal January 26, 2010 Scott Aronowitz	Teach for America To Receive $500,000 Infusion 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.
T.H.E. Journal November 1, 2009	Technology + Online + Industry + Partnerships Digital media benefits preparation for primary school... Houghton Mifflin will donate trees to schools... Website will promote science careers for girls... Schools are rated for online security... etc.
National Defense January 2016 Stew Magnuson	More Learning, Less Testing to Boost STEM The defense and aerospace workers of the 21st century will need more than expertise in STEM fields. They will need to be creative, critical thinkers, and they will need to know how to work in teams to solve problems.
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T.H.E. Journal November 1, 2010	2020 Vision: Experts Forecast What the Digital Revolution Will Bring Next A discussion about how far we've come in education technology, and where we can expect to go.
Entrepreneur April 2010	Top Honors Business school students give a shout out to their schools. The Princeton Review's Student Opinion Honors for business schools.
T.H.E. Journal May 2009 Jennifer Demski	Assess. Instruct. Repeat. In response to new federal rules mandating organizations retain their electronic documents, districts are using outside providers to archive their in-house e-mails.
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CIO September 14, 2012 Gary Beach	Time to Pay It Forward for Better Educated IT Workers The author knows American students lag behind other countries in STEM and thinks McKinsey's 'Closing the Talent Gap' report may be on to something. Is it time we incentivize our best students to forgo the private sector for jobs in public education?
Science News November 7, 2008 Tom Siegfried	The Princeton Companion To Mathematics, Timothy Gowers, Ed Students of math will find this book a helpful reference for understanding their classes; students of everything else will find helpful guides to understanding how math describes it all.
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National Defense June 2008 Alan L. Gropman	Waning Education Standards Threaten U.S. Competitiveness High-quality education is critical to national security, and the United States must address a number of challenges in its educational system if it wants to maintain a competitive edge in the global economy and in key technologies.
T.H.E. Journal October 1, 2010 Geoffrey H. Fletcher	Instant Web Access? 'Fancy' That One reason we may not be making much progress in tech-based education is a mistaken assumption among the public about the amount of access to technology that teachers and students have.
T.H.E. Journal August 2004 Maurizio & Wilson	Policymakers and 21st Century Skills Our nation's well-being throughout this century will be determined by how well we prepare our students today. The Partnership for 21st Century Skills, a unique public-private collaboration of leading business, education and government groups offer five key recommendations.
Financial Advisor July 2012 Jim McConville	Securian Program Seeks To Boost Ranks Of Female Financial Advisors A recent survey by the insurance industry trade group Limra found only 31% of financial advisors are women. Why so few?
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T.H.E. Journal April 2009	Matematicas by EducationCity.com EducationCity.com has launched Matematicas, the Spanish-language version of its e-learning resource for math, made especially for students whose primary language is Spanish.
National Defense March 2012 Edward Swallow	Rep. Mike Honda Introduces Bill to Boost STEM Education The chairman of the National Defense Industrial Association's Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Workforce division spoke to Rep. Mike Honda, D-Calif., regarding a bill he recently introduced, the STEM Education Innovation Act.