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How math is taught in U.S. schools is under scrutiny; here’s what’s at stake

[Source: eSchool News] — In a downtown hotel in New Orleans in mid-January, nearly two dozen math experts from around the nation gathered to report on their progress toward recommendations that could shape the future of math instruction in U.S. schools for years to come. The occasion was the fifth of 10 scheduled meetings of […]

Parents, teachers, kids speak up on ed tech

[Justin Appel, Assistant Editor, eSchool News] — For the second year in a row, students and teachers who responded to a national survey on educational technology expressed a strong desire for schools to focus more on the integration of technology and real-world problem solving into math and science classes. In addition, an overwhelming 97 percent […]

Students from 40 Arizona schools compete at UA in math, science

[Source: Heidi Rowley, Tucson Citizen] — Six hundred students from Arizona gathered during the weekend to participate in science and math competitions ranging from launching bottle rockets to designing a roller coaster. Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement Day is an annual event for middle and high school students to apply what they have learned in classes. […]

Arizona ‘doing everything right,’ BIO chief says

Though not yet a major player in the biosciences, Arizona is “doing all of the right things” to attract industry and become a national force in the biosciences, said James C. Greenwood, president and CEO of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), the industry’s national trade association based in Washington, D.C. Greenwood was in town to […]

4 young scientists head to N.M. for fair

[Source: Valarie Potell, Arizona Daily Star] — Four Southern Arizona high school students are headed to Albuquerque for an international science fair after first-place finishes in the Southern Arizona Regional Science and Engineering Fair. More than 1,500 student science projects were on display this week at the Tucson Convention Center. Organizers initially expected 1,400-plus projects, […]

Secretary hosts dialogue on making college affordable, accountable, and accessible

[Source: U.S. Department of Education] — U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings today continued the national dialogue on higher education by convening leaders and stakeholders from across the U.S. for a summit in Washington, D.C. on “A Test of Leadership: Committing to Advance Postsecondary Education for all Americans.” The summit focuses on action items around […]

Biodesign Institute at ASU wins

The joint venture team of Sundt Construction, Inc., and DPR Construction, Inc. has won a 2007 Aon Build America Award for construction of Building B at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University. Build America Awards are often referred to as the

Gowan donates funds for advanced classes for Yuma students

[Source: Sarah Reynolds, Yuma Sun] — With so much focus on getting failing students up to standard, the owners of a Yuma corporation were concerned that high-achievers were getting lost in the crowd. “I worry that we’re not giving that level of children what they need to achieve,” said Jon Jessum, founder and chairman of […]

1,300 vie for top prizes at southern Arizona student science fair

[Source: Mary Bustamante and Konstantinos Kalaitzidis, Tucson Citizen] — Forget March Madness — these young Einsteins are preparing for their own competition at the annual Southern Arizona Regional Science and Engineering Fair. Starting today, more than 1,300 students will swarm the Tucson Convention Center to show off their science experiments in hopes of winning top […]

East Valley/Kingman team wins regional robotics competition

[Source: Tammy Krikorian, East Valley Tribune] — A pair of East Valley robots is headed to a national robotics championship next month after joining forces to win the regional event. Robotics teams from Gilbert