President Obama on Monday unveiled a campaign intended to promote science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education among children – an effort that includes about $260 million in financial support from companies like Time Warner Cable, Discovery Communications, Sony, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
While the funding and commitments will come from private industry, the most public demonstration of the Obama administration's commitment will be an annual national science fair where student winners of national science, technology, and robotics competitions can showcase their projects at the White House.
"Reaffirming and strengthening America's role as the world's engine of scientific discovery and technological innovation is essential to meeting the challenges of this century," Obama said during a press conference at the White House. "That's why I am committed to making the improvement of STEM education over the next decade a national priority."
The president's goal for STEM education include: increasing STEM literacy and critical thinking; improving the quality of math and science teaching to help close the gap between the U.S. and other countries; and expanding STEM education and career opportunities for under-represented groups like women and minorities.
Showing posts with label higher education. Show all posts
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Monday, November 2, 2009
Uni presidents are making bank
Today's washingtonpost.com article, "Ex-president of GWU leads in pay survey" tells of a 3.7 million pay day for former George Washington University president, Stephen J. Trachtenberg 2007-2008, 2M more in compensation than any other university president during the same time period.
Wow! Let me repeat that again because I couldn't believe it when I heard it. $2M more than any other higher education president during the same period. Which means many university presidents are making over $1M.
During the recession we have been bombarded daily regarding universities and colleges cutting back on courses, programs and salaries, but apparently not so much at the top spot. Not all of higher education presidents are making over a million dollars.
Compensation for presidents of private colleges and universities rose 6.5 percent in 2007-08, to a median of $358,746, according to an annual survey of 419 institutions by the Chronicle of Higher Education. The trade publication analyzed federal tax documents for the 2007-08 fiscal year.
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Wow! Let me repeat that again because I couldn't believe it when I heard it. $2M more than any other higher education president during the same period. Which means many university presidents are making over $1M.
During the recession we have been bombarded daily regarding universities and colleges cutting back on courses, programs and salaries, but apparently not so much at the top spot. Not all of higher education presidents are making over a million dollars.
Compensation for presidents of private colleges and universities rose 6.5 percent in 2007-08, to a median of $358,746, according to an annual survey of 419 institutions by the Chronicle of Higher Education. The trade publication analyzed federal tax documents for the 2007-08 fiscal year.
Read the full article
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