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National Defense May 2015 Alan Pellegrini	Defense Innovation Requires Focus on STEM Education Organizations must look beyond their own walls to support people and ideas that help secure our nation and allow high-technology industries to thrive. One way to do this is through STEM programs.
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.
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.
T.H.E. Journal February 1, 2010 David Nagel	EETT Eliminated in 2011 Obama Budget Proposal Despite an overall $3.5 billion increase in education spending, the proposed $3.8 trillion 2011 budget zeroed out the only federal source of funding specifically dedicated to education technology.
InternetNews April 26, 2007 Roy Mark	Congress Gets Competitive With Bills Senate, House approve legislation aimed at improving America's global competitiveness.
Chemistry World April 20, 2015 Philip Ball	Oh, the humanities! The ruling elite have humanities degrees ... they can test premises, they can think outside the box, they can problem-solve.' It is depressing to see a humanities academic suggest that these qualities are not found in the sciences.
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.
National Defense November 2009 Cynthia D. Miller	Institute Strives for National STEM Education Network How do we create our next generation of scientists and engineers? It takes an individual who has classroom experience, vision for the future and sheer determination to find it.
IndustryWeek September 14, 2011	Wanted: Talent-Driven Innovation Can the United States meet the challenge of creating the skilled workforce needed for manufacturing leadership?
T.H.E. Journal July 2006 Michael Golden	Pennsylvania: Creating Classrooms of the Future Pennsylvania's ambitious reform project intends to gear up its high school students for the realities of a changed world.
Entrepreneur November 2005 Chris Penttila	The Heat Is On How long can the U.S. maintain its innovative edge?
T.H.E. Journal July 2008 Mary Ann Wolf	High Schools : An Equation That Works As secondary students continue to show little interest in the four STEM subjects, combining technology use with engaging instructional practices may be the only way to reach them.
T.H.E. Journal October 2007 Neal Starkman	Problem Solvers US students continue to lag behind the rest of the world in the four core STEM subjects. The answer, many believe, is a practical approach to instruction: project-based.
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.
InternetNews February 1, 2006 Roy Mark	Tech Embraces Bush Call For U.S. Competitiveness Praise rolls in for President Bush's new agenda focused on increased spending on innovation and education in the U.S.
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.
InternetNews July 21, 2005 Roy Mark	Senators Promise 'Brain Drain' Bill Lawmakers drafting bill designed to refill America's academic pipeline with science and engineering graduates.
IndustryWeek September 1, 2006	The Workforce: Bill McDermott If future employees are math - or science - deprived, our high-tech competitiveness as a nation will continue to be eroded.
T.H.E. Journal July 2008	Extracurricular :: For technologists who do their homework Technology-aided instructional practices are key to successful teaching in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math. McKinley Technology High School's testing scores are proof of that
BusinessWeek January 14, 2010 David Welch	One Man, One Car, One World Why the Focus is so crucial to Ford -- and its CEO Alan Mulally.
Entrepreneur November 2007 Carol Tice	Fueling Change Is U.S. business complacent? Mr. Creativity thinks so.
InternetNews November 14, 2006 Roy Mark	U.S. Education, Competitive Edge Not Adding Up Declining U.S. science, math and engineering grad rates slowing America's global economic pace, new report says.
InternetNews August 3, 2007 Roy Mark	Competition Bill Passed to President's Desk The America Competes Act calls for doubling spending on research and math, science and engineering education.
HHMI Bulletin Nov 2011 Dan Ferber	Calling All Teachers This article focuses on preservice training -- training college students and graduates to be STEM teachers.
IEEE Spectrum April 2006 Stephen Barlas	Crazy About Competitiveness The U.S. Congress and the White House look to boost science and technology education in the 2007 federal budget.
HHMI Bulletin Feb 2012	Raising Their Game When done right professional development can make a real difference for students.
National Defense May 2013 Yasmin Tadjdeh	Industry, Academia, Government Grapple With Dwindling STEM Workforce The problems associated with a weak STEM applicant pool can threaten national security, some experts have said. In response, industry, academia and the government have funneled millions of dollars into STEM-education initiatives. But the numbers aren't budging.
Salon.com May 7, 2001 Arianna Huffington	School of lies When it comes to education, only one rule applies in the nation's capital: "If it's broke, don't fix it"...
Popular Mechanics December 18, 2007	Science and Science Education Proposals From the Candidates: Geek the Vote '08 Compare candidate stances on scientific research and education.
BusinessWeek June 26, 2006	Best Practices: A Top 10 List Frustrated by the meager payoff from its traditional efforts to improve schools, a new generation of business philanthropists is developing innovative approaches to solving this seemingly intractable problem.
T.H.E. Journal October 2004	AlphaSmart Inc. AlphaSmart Inc. has launched AlphaGrants, a philanthropic program to help K-12 schools implement classroom technology solutions that improve teaching and learning in math, science and language arts.
T.H.E. Journal April 2003 Kathleen P. Fulton	Redesigning Schools to Meet 21st-Century Learning Needs Investing in high-quality teaching is the most important action America's leaders can take to put our children's dreams within reach and prepare our nation for the future.
T.H.E. Journal January 4, 2010 Scott Aronowitz	Report Shows Teachers Not Adequately Prepared for Education Reform A new report by the Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning indicated that in California, where schools are pursuing ambitious education reform, while many teachers are well qualified to take on the demands of such an effort, many more simply are not up to the task.
IndustryWeek October 19, 2011	High Unemployment and Few Qualified Candidates? It's a Teachable Moment Bayer MaterialScience's efforts to promote STEM education are elementary - and much more.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2009 Jill Jusko	Myths of Innovation A new report by Accenture and The Manufacturing Institute aims to help manufacturers find that right road to innovation, offering paths to explore as well as summarizing the current state of innovation.
HHMI Bulletin May 2012	President's Letter: Critical Thinking Though our efforts to improve the training of STEM teachers and students are modest in the big picture, we hope the work becomes an amplifying mechanism. And with new initiatives coming out of our science education group, we plan to have an even bigger influence on STEM education in this country.
InternetNews October 18, 2010	Obama: STEM Education a Competitive Imperative In an address marking the occasion of the White House science fair, President Obama stresses the urgency of promoting science and math education to keep the nation competitive in areas such as IT.
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.
Information Today April 29, 2010	Thomson Reuters and WIPO Launch Free Patent Information Access in Developing Countries The aim of the program, which is due to launch in September 2010, is to foster global innovation by enabling the development of solutions to the world's technical challenges.
T.H.E. Journal April 2006 Appu Kuttan & Laurence Peters	Calculating a Future That Doesn't Add Up Failing to reverse the trends in our math and science education will have severe effects on our children's welfare - and the nation's, too.
T.H.E. Journal December 18, 2009 David Nagel	NASA Funds Target 13 K-12 STEM Education Programs Thirteen K-12 STEM education initiatives will receive an infusion of more than $12 million through NASA's Nspires program. The programs to be funded incorporate a range of technologies, from online social networking to virtual learning to digital media.
Fast Company February 2011 Anya Kamenetz	How to Spend $100 Million to Really Save Education Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is the latest entrepreneur to join the rush to fix America's public schools. He announced in late September that he planned to donate $100 million to the city of Newark to overhaul its school system.
Salon.com July 12, 2001 Arianna Huffington	A weak Rx for schools With his education reform bill, President Bush dishes up a watery bouillabaisse of warmed-over measures that are moldier than they are bold...
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Pharmaceutical Executive February 1, 2009 Sander Flaum	Innovation Nation The President is ready to spend heavily to help out economy. Let's invest in ideas that carry us forward.
National Defense June 2012	NDIA Joins Mission-Critical STEM conference The United States needs a work force skilled in science, technology, engineering and math, and a notable group of companies and organizations is uniting to ensure that the nation gets the message.
T.H.E. Journal February 8, 2010 Scott Aronowitz	STEM Academy Looks To Bolster Teacher Competency The STEM Academy will offer a series of professional development opportunities to significantly advance educators' ability for STEM literacy, experimentation and analysis, and practical application.
BusinessWeek November 17, 2003 Samuel J. Palmisano	How The U.S. Can Keep Its Innovation Edge Where, how, and why innovation happens is changing. If we're not careful, the U.S. will fall out of step with these new realities, and innovators and risk-takers will go elsewhere -- because they can.
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