New School in the Bronx Combines Tech Skills and Cultural Literacy
Digital literacy is a required skill for the 21st century, but in today’s globalized economy, knowing how to work with diverse groups of people is just as critical. So Tech International Charter School, a new middle school campus set to open this fall in the Bronx, hopes to give the area’s low-income students an edge in [...]
Read MoreWhy Schools Need to Get Social, Local and Mobile
It’s not revelatory that the academic and the tech worlds move at vastly different paces. Education often lags behind when it comes tech adoption and integration. But there has never been a better time for innovation in the classroom. Although public school systems face drastic budget cuts and harsh public scrutiny, we continue to see the private [...]
Read MoreGoogle Looking to Minority Students for Diversity Internship Program
Applications for the Google BOLD diversity internship program are now live! This past summer was Google’s largest batch of interns for the BOLD Diversity internship program. They are now in search of applicants for this coming summer. This program is designed to provide exposure to the technology industry for students who are historically under-represented in [...]
Read MoreBio Pharmaceutical Tech Center and African American Ethnic Academy Encourage Young Scientists
The Bio Pharmaceutical Technology Center Institute (BTCI) has once again teamed up with the African American Ethnic Academy (AAEA) in Fitchburg, Wisconsin for a science program that encourages young future scientists to express and develop their creativity in numerous ways. This year’s theme is “Healthy Bodies: On Earth and In Space.” The AAEA and the [...]
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