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How Silicon Valley schools are trying to boost lower-income students into high-tech jobs

The Hechinger Report

Berenice Espino and her Quest for Space teammates had gathered in the engineering classroom to watch as a SpaceX rocket was launched into the atmosphere heading for the International Space Station, carrying onboard a science experiment they’d designed. SAN JOSE, Calif. — We don’t have much of a budget, so we use what we have,” he says.

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How Internships Connect First Generation College Bound Students to STEM Careers

MindShift

Berenice Espino and her Quest for Space teammates had gathered in the engineering classroom to watch as a SpaceX rocket was launched into the atmosphere heading for the International Space Station, carrying onboard a science experiment they’d designed. SAN JOSE, Calif. — We don’t have much of a budget, so we use what we have,” he says.

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