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Over 100 Organizations Urge Congress to Reverse Federal Education Grant Cancellations

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The affected programs specifically addressed critical shortage areas including science, mathematics, career and technical education, early childhood education, special education, and instruction for English language learners. There's a ripple effect that must be addressed now," said Dr. Kathlene Campbell, NCTR CEO.

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Lenoir-Rhyne Receives $1.2M Grant to Promote STEM Pathways

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million grant through the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Dr. Loury Floyd The grant is expected to fund eight scholarships annually over five years for Master of Arts in teaching students pursuing careers teaching STEM at the secondary level.

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Pride in the Halls

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A 2022 report from the UCLA School of Law Williams Institute and the Point Foundation, an LGBTQ scholarship fund, noted that 32.6% Prior to that, GALA raised over $250,000 to endow UND LGBTQ student scholarships; two are given every year. of LGBTQ people experienced bullying, harassment, or assault at college, compared to 18.9%

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Alabama A&M Launches Effort to Combat Racial STEM Teacher Gap

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On Wednesday, Alabama A&M University, the largest HBCU in the state, launched an effort to tackle the problem: AAMUTeach, a program allowing STEM majors to get a secondary school teaching certification while earning a bachelor’s, without any additional time or cost. If the student likes teaching, they can move to the rest of the program.

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New Video Series Showcases Research on Black Males Navigating and Succeeding in STEM

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A brand-new video series that highlights the diverse experiences of Black boys and men in the science, technology, engineering and mathematic (STEM) fields, has launched under the direction of a prominent researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Brian A.

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Leveraging Diversity to Fuel the Creative Arts

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STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) is expanding into STEAM, with the addition of art. Akbar, who teaches in the department of arts and communication, sees it as a vital means of communicating. We practice theater as scholarship, as performance and as activism,” Akbar said.

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How Three Bronx Institutions are Intentionally Hispanic-Serving

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So be mindful about what you’re teaching and how you’re managing those classrooms.” In 2022, The Mount received a Title V HSI grant to develop new resources to help students who struggle in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs, otherwise known as STEM.

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