Projections show that STEM careers will grow to over 9 million by 2022, and it’s about time that students from low-income backgrounds become part of the equation.
For over 75 years, the Society for Science & the Public has sought to spark a passion for science, scientific research, and STEM education in the minds of young people around the world. In recent years, the Society has increased its focus on diversifying the STEM pipeline by launching a program to engage underrepresented students in science research and advanced science competitions.
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grants,
Grantee Spotlight,
excellence gap,
STEM
Dec. 16, 2016 – Here’s our weekly roundup of education news you may have missed. Investing in students pays off, and advocates in both the K-12 and higher ed realms encourage support for high-achieving students with financial need.
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college choice,
Friday Roundup,,
JKCF in the News
In his latest op-ed for The Huffington Post, Cooke Foundation Executive Director Harold O. Levy explores the dichotomy between recognition of student athletes and their academically talented peers.
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high school seniors,
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college admissions,
JKCF in the News
In his Sunday column for The New York Times, Frank Bruni describes the efforts towards diversity that earned Amherst College the foundation's Cooke Prize for Equity in Educational Excellence.
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college access,
college admissions,
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JKCF in the News,
Cooke Prize
Amherst College Gets $1 Million Cooke Prize for Admitting, Supporting and Graduating Outstanding
Low-Income Students
LANSDOWNE, Va. – Amherst College in Massachusetts is the 2016 recipient of a $1 million prize awarded by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation to a selective college or university with an excellent record of admitting, supporting and graduating outstanding low-income students, Cooke Foundation Executive Director Harold O. Levy said today.
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high achieving,
college success,
excellence gap,
Cooke Prize
Last week, we hosted our second Closing the Excellence Gap Summit with CLASS Coalition in Washington, D.C. The event brought together 100 principals from top-performing STEM and magnet public high schools to discuss ways to better serve low-income, high-achieving students and strengthen the school-to-workforce pipeline.
We've compiled some of our favorite images and social media posts to illustrate the two-day summit that brought attendees to advocate in Congressional offices, share ideas in small breakout groups, and meet with leaders in educational access. Notable speakers included Eric Waldo, Executive Director of First Lady Michelle Obama's Reach Higher initiative; the Honorable Chris Lu, the Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor; and Governor Jack Markell of Delaware.
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Event,
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December 10, 2015
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