STEM Ed Update 3/20/2017

Please enjoy this week's STEM Ed update.

Coalition Updates:

Coalition Statement on President's Proposed Budget

"Our Coalition is disappointed in the Budget's choice of priorities for federal investments in education. The President has repeatedly talked about the need for a world-class American workforce. We do not think this Budget, which would eliminate federal support for teacher professional development, afterschool programs, and other mechanisms that empower state and district efforts to improve STEM education and bolster American competitiveness, lives up to that goal."

Read the full statement here.

Coalition Recommendations to President Trump and Secretary DeVos on STEM Issues

On March 13, the STEM Education Coalition sent letters to President Donald Trump and Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. The letters outline the Coalition's policy recommendations for the White House and the Department of Education. The Coalition looks forward to working with both the President and the Secretary of Education to ensure STEM is elevated as a national priority as reflected through education reforms, policies to drive innovation, and federal spending. The letter to President Trump can be found here. The letter to Secretary DeVos can be found here.

Senate Appropriations Holds STEM Education Hearing

On March 15, the United States Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies held a hearing entitled, "STEM Education: Preparing Students for the Careers of Today and the Future". The hearing covered a wide range of topics including career and technical education, funding of the Every Student Succeeds Act, and jobs and innovation.

Read more here.

Around the Community:

Scholarship Opportunity: #NewFaceofTech

The 1000 Dreams Fund is offering an exciting funding opportunity for young women pursuing careers in tech. The #NewFaceofTech online challenge will provide two finalists with $3,000 for their STEM education. To enter, students must simply upload a photo highlighting their dream career in tech. Photo deadline is April 4th.

Click here to apply.

Grant Opportunity: STEM + Computing Partnerships

The STEM+C Computing Partnership seeks to advances the integration of computational thinking and computing activities in early childhood education through high school (pre-K-12) to provide a strong and developmental foundation in computing and computational thinking through the integration of computing in STEM teaching and learning, and/or the applied integration of STEM content in pre-K-12 computer science education. Applications are due March 29th.

View the grant here.

Scholarship Opportunity: ASHRAE Engineering Technology

Four one-year $5,000 scholarships are available to full-time undergraduate Engineering Technology students pursuing either a bachelor or an associate degree in a course of study that has traditionally been a preparatory curriculum for the HVAC&R profession. Applicants must be a student member of ASHRAE , have a cumulative college Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 3.0 on a scale where 4.0 is the highest and/or a class standing of no less than the top 30%. Applications are due May 1st.

Click here to apply.

STEM Magazine: March Issue

Check out this month's issue of STEM Magazine and read about a variety of topics including T-Cells and the importance of outdoor education.

Join the Coalition!

We at the STEM Education Coalition hope you have enjoyed this week's edition of the STEM Ed Newsletter.

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We appreciate your continued support and involvement.

Our Coalition's Co-Chairs

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