Youth AppLab Using Crowdfunding to Send African-American Students to 3rd Annual Digital Media and Learning Conference
Youth tech program based in Washington, D.C., Youth AppLab help African- American middle and high school students learn and master computer programming skills. Last year, two students attended the Digital Media and Learning Conference in San Francisco, Cali. to showcase their app development skill and this year they need help to send even more students to [...]
Read MoreSanDisk Offering $1 Million in STEM Scholarships to Minorities
More money is available for minority students pursuing degrees in science, tech, engineering, and math. Last month, The SanDisk Foundation created a special fund totaling $1 million to offer students up to $10,000 towards a college education. The need-based scholarships aimed towards women, Latinos and African-Americans will help those in high school as well as [...]
Read MoreGeneration Google Scholarship Helping Minorities Attend College to Excel in Technology
We always talk about getting more minority youth interested in pursuing education in technology fields, but once the interest is there, then comes the issue of funding that interest. College tuition cost being high, is a definite understatement, but thanks to The Generation Google Scholarship , there is an opportunity to help pay for it. Google [...]
Read MoreCodeNow Teaching Inner-City Teens How to Code and Program
Technology has become imperative in children’s education today. CodeNow, a non-profit organization that provides free computer science education to inner-city youth recognizes that. CodeNow is a Washington, D.C. based program that targets high school students between the ages of 15 and 18 to low-income students, as well as girls and other minority groups that are [...]
Read MoreLack of Funding Potentially Keeping African-American Youth Out of STEM Programs
There has been a lot of talk about pushing STEM programs in youth and within the school systems across the country. Programs and other initiatives have been put in place to help bring the presence of these fields to the forefront, especially with African-Americans since they make up even less of the population who pursue [...]
Read MoreWill.i.am Promotes Tech and Science Education With i.am FIRST: Science is Rock & Roll TV Special
Last night the idea of science and technology became cool with the i.am FIRST: Science is Rock & Roll special that aired last night on ABC. Will.i.am from the Black Eyed Peas teamed up with inventor/ For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) founder Dean Kamen for an exciting television special promoting education [...]
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