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PBS to Present “Spotlight Education,” A Special Week of Programming Featuring Reports About America’s Students and New Models of Learning, September 12-17

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The “Teach Boldly” teacher support initiative will include a series of virtual and community training events and the launch of the new PBS Teachers’ Lounge, a creative digital space where teachers can share ideas, learn from peers, find daily inspiration and access the tools and resources they need to enhance their work in the classroom. “A

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Related, via Salon : “ Silicon Valley ’s $300M donation to STEM educatio n is not what it seems.” Via ProPublica : “ For-Profit Schools Get State Dollars For Dropouts Who Rarely Drop In.” ” The Business of Job Training. ” Or maybe her announcement itself was comedy? 2 Post at Ed.

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Inside Higher Ed on “The End of a Blogging Era at Harvard.” despite having Arizona ’s third-highest dropout rate.” The Business of Job Training. ” Via the Google blog : “ VR Labs open doors of opportunity for STEM students.” ” Gotta keep hyping that VR thing.

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” From the Department of Education press release : “Secretary DeVos Accepts President Trump’s Q2 Salary as a Donation for STEM-Focused Camp.” Bloomberg reports that “ Trump Administration Tapping Tech CEOs for STEM Policy Approach.” “ Is higher ed creating the next dropout factories?

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Via Inside Higher Ed : “The University of Louisville ’s head basketball coach has been suspended for the first five Atlantic Coast Conference games of the season, a piece of the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s punishment stemming from a prostitution scandal that has roiled the institution for two years.”

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” Via CNET : “ Trump signs laws to promote women in STEM.” ” GitHub touts automated testing on its blog. Via Eater : “Sorry Senator, You Can’t Call Sizzler Training a ‘ Business Degree.’” Via The Atlantic : “The STEM Superhero of Sesame Street.”

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“ President Trump Earmarks $200 Million in Federal Grants for STEM , Computer Science Programs ,” says Edsurge , later swooning that “ Google , Facebook , Amazon Among Tech Titans Committing $300 Million to K–12 Computer Science.” The Business of Job Training. (National) Education Politics.