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Angeneris Cifuentes, 16, a student at the Brooklyn School for Collaborative Studies, gets ready to release a goldfinch as part of a workshop at Cornell’s ornithology lab.
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Students Conduct Fieldwork for Scientists' Research

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Some 45,000 teachers nationwide are using the Engineering Is Elementary program, more than triple the number of five years ago.
March 26, 2013 - Education Week
The computerized exam will ask students to apply their knowledge of technology and engineering principles to solve problems.
March 26, 2013 - Education Week
A California school district and a museum are working together to teach English-learners the language in tandem with science.
March 26, 2013 - Education Week
Many teachers say they do not feel well-equipped to plan lessons that meet the needs of students at varying levels of understanding.
March 12, 2013 - Education Week
Fostering STEM skills in young children is the best way to ensure that the United States remains competitive in a global economy, writes JD Chesloff.
March 5, 2013 - Education Week
After-school programs play a vital, if sometimes overlooked, role in STEM learning, Anita Krishnamurthi writes.
March 5, 2013 - Education Week
The networks and organizations are designed to bring together key players to help coordinate STEM learning in and out of school.
February 26, 2013 - Education Week
Several of the nation's largest states showed gains in math and reading over roughly two decades, a new study says, though there's room to improve.
February 21, 2013 - Education Week
The head of the National Science Foundation plans to step down, while the National Science Teachers Association gets a new director.
February 19, 2013 - Education Week
Hot issues, such as evolution and climate change, as well as legislative mandates and logistics of the process, could waylay approval.
January 29, 2013 - Education Week

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