NC's STEM schools helping to show the way
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Later this spring, a few hundred students will become the first graduates of a pioneering group of schools in North Carolina that for the last four years have focused on science, technology, engineering and math - fields which taken together are now commonly referred to as STEM. Education that emphasizes math and science is nothing new. After all, North Carolina led the nation in 1980 by opening the N.C. School of Science and Mathematics as a public residential high school for the state's best and brightest. But 30 years later, the state's new STEM schools are on the leading edge of a shift in education in North Carolina and nationwide that raises the importance of mastering those skills not just for the few, but for the many. Our future demands nothing less. North Carolina is now poised to be a leader in STEM education. Read more ...
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Industry councils to link education, economy
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The new networks of STEM schools now in development will benefit from stronger ties to North Carolina's changing economy through Industry Innovation Councils that will help support and advise the schools.
The councils -- representing each of the four career-themed networks -- are intended to tap into the expertise and innovation in the state's industries as a way to strengthen both education and economic development in North Carolina.
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Survey finds expecations gap on readiness
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A national survey of parents, teachers and corporate executives finds significant differences on issues of college and career readiness.
While nearly 75 percent of parents believe that ensuring all students graduate well prepared for college and career should be among the highest priorities in education, only about 50 percent of teachers and executives rank it as a top priority.
Furthermore, the annual MetLife Survey of the American Teacher found that teachers predict that only about two thirds of their students will graduate ready for college without the need for remedial coursework and that only 51 percent of their students will graduate from college.
Yet 75 percent of students said it's very likely they will go to college.
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