Tag Archives: STEM

Next Generation Science Standards Open for Public Comment

May 16, 2012 – 4:30 PM

Peer review is of the utmost importance in scientific research and provides a measure of integrity to any new idea. This is true whether you study astrophysics or zeolites. To that point, the most recent draft of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) is available for public peer comment at http://www.nexgenscience.org. The NGSS are based […]

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President Obama Announces STEM-Ed Initiative During White House Science Fair

February 8, 2012 – 5:06 PM

President Obama yesterday hosted the second annual White House Science Fair, commending young inventors for their projects and announcing that he would budget $100 million in Fiscal Year 2013 to boost STEM-education. Read more in the New York Times: In related news, APS applauded a report from the President’s Council of Advisors on Science & […]

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Building Upon the America COMPETES Act

July 27, 2010 – 2:40 PM

By  U.S.  Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison Science and technology are at the core of America’s ability to compete in an increasingly globalized economy, as well as to solve 21st century challenges like energy independence, biotechnology, communications, and healthcare. With the U.S. economy still in recovery, the issue of America’s long-term […]

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