For Immediate Release *** October 20, 2011 Contact: Craig Koshkin, (713) 337-8820, ckoshkin@consumerenergyalliance.org CEA Welcomes CSTEM as New Academic Partner and Affiliate Member Culminates Year-Long Collaboration in Developing & Launching First Ever Energy Day Festival HOUSTON – Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) is pleased to welcome CSTEM as its newest affiliate member. Since 2002, CSTEM […]
Early STEM Program Still Going Strong
Originally article by Jason Koebler posted in www.usnews.com Early STEM Program Still Going Strong With the onset of the great recession and a skyrocketing unemployment rate, improving science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) achievement has everyone’s attention. But it’s not a new problem, according to Reagan Flowers, the founder of one of the country’s first […]
Why Disparities Continue with No Child Left Behind
The “No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act” of 2001 was created to implement standardized tests to measure student success and teacher performance (accountability). Ten years later, the education system is still experiencing educational disparities due to the lack of well-prepared and qualified teachers in critical areas such as math, science and literacy. American students will continue to lack skills to compete in a global market regardless of demographic and racial backgrounds without the proper resources mentioned.
Innovative Thinking Leads to Innovative Actions
Innovative Thinking Leads to Innovative Actions, which result in creative solutions that otherwise might not have derived from a preplanned strategy in a binder on your shelf, or a folder in your computer. By Reagan Flowers, PhD CSTEM subscribes to the notion that students must learn how to think critically and creatively, just as much […]