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Bluepoint Wind Awards $10,000 in Grants to New Jersey Teachers for Renewable Energy STEM Kits

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Newark, NJ – Offshore wind company Bluepoint Wind is announcing today the winners of grants to further STEM education for 10 teachers from schools across New Jersey. Each educator chosen by the Company will receive $1,000 worth of interactive STEM kits from KidWind , an international leader in renewable energy education.

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Arts-based Teaching in Elementary Schools

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Innovation is necessary to create new industries in the future. New industries, with their jobs, are the basis of our future economic well-being. In order to better ensure economic success for our nation, innovation is needed across various fields and industries. Creativity is an essential component of, and spurs innovation.

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QS World University Rankings 2018: The Global Trends

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The 2018 QS World University Rankings are the largest guide to global higher education performance that QS, a London-based higher education think-tank, has produced since its inaugural edition of 2004. The Rise of STEM Institutions. The ascendancy of STEM-intensive institutions is visible throughout the tables.

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National Leaders in Clean Energy Education Convene Virtually to Kick Off Efforts to Foster an Equitable Clean Energy Economy

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The summit will connect more than 90 teachers, researchers, and industry professionals and survey existing clean energy educational research and programs. Since 2004, KidWind has held more than 800 training events for more than 50,000 teachers all over the world. said Michael Arquin, founder of KidWind.

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A New Social Science? Statistics Outgrowing Other STEM Fields

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Statistics Outgrows All Other STEM Fields From 2010-2013. The ASA analyzed data compiled by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) on 160 STEM bachelor’s degree categories granted by U.S. FASTEST-GROWING STEM UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES 2010–2013. From a press release. public and nonprofit colleges and universities.

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Discovery Education and Nutrients For Life Foundation Host Exclusive Virtual Field Trip at Texas A&M to Connect STEM Concepts to Curriculum And Real-World Agricultural Careers

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Play Ball: The Science Behind Sports Turf Management,” will help students make connections between the STEM concepts they are learning in the classroom and real-world careers in today's agricultural industry. Participants across the country may register at thescienceofsoil.com/virtualfieldtrips.

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How Internships Connect First Generation College Bound Students to STEM Careers

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This story on STEM education was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. By contrast, 57 percent are foreign born, with many coming from India and China, a local industry group estimates. Read more about higher education. SAN JOSE, Calif. —

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