February 24, 2012
Great Minds, Great Ideas, Great Partnerships
STEM
The Case for Being Bold: A New Agenda for Business in Improving STEM Education
Join Greater Spokane Inc. for a community conversation on STEM Education. The keynote speaker will be Domenic Giandomenico, Director of Education and Workforce for the Institute for A Competitive Workforce (ICW). Conversation facilitated by the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) Center for Inquiry Science.
Experts: Businesses Could Enable Ambitious STEM Plans
April 29, 2011
From Ed Daily -- Education stakeholders say the U.S. business community is in a better position than school systems to address the problems facing science, technology, engineering, and math education, although some experts assert companies have played it too safe.
U.S. Chamber's Report Highlights Essential Role Businesses Play in Improving STEM Education
May 6, 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C.—At today’s national summit of business and education leaders, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for a Competitive Workforce (ICW) released a report outlining the essential role business plays in the success of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education, which is crucial to U.S. students’ preparation for the future workforce and ensuring American economic health for future generations.
Webcast -- The Case for Being Bold: A New Agenda for Business in Improving STEM Education
ICW's April webinar is a LIVE webcast of The Case for Being Bold: A New Agenda for Business in Improving STEM Education. We will be unveiling a new report addressing what needs to be done to strengthen the quality of STEM education in the United States and what kinds of bold leadership will be required on the part of the business community to make it happen.
April 13, 2011
Too often, STEM reform has entailed well-intentioned efforts to superimpose good ideas on a rickety, aged set of institutions and organizations. If today’s earnest efforts are to deliver more than that, then good intentions and thoughtful proposals must be joined by a fierce commitment to remaking America’s schools and school systems for the 21st century.
January 21, 2011
Time Warner Cable launched Connect a Million Minds (CAMM) in November 2009 in an effort to encourage students to take an interest in science, technology, engineeri
December 13, 2010
Can you imagine kids excited enough about math and science to leap out of bed on a Saturday morning?
November 16, 2010
Rochester, Minnesota has an education reform advocate in the Rochester Area Chamber of Commerce.
"Change the Equation" Launches New Business-Led STEM Initiative
October 12, 2010
On September 16, President Obama announced the launch of “Change the Equation,” an effort to dramatically enhance and improve education in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). This bi-partisan initiative is part of Obama’s “Educate to Innovate” campaign and is a unique and promising partnership of CEOs from over 100 companies.