On the first day of the New Schools Project Summer Institute for 2012, I had the pleasure of seeing STEM in action at the LORD Corporation. This was my first true experience with STEM in education and it was enlightening.
Going into the LORD Corporation global headquarters in Cary, NC, I had no clue about this company. Essentially they develop ...
Next week one of TIME magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World” will present to 600 of North Carolina’s most innovative education, business and government leaders.
Nationally recognized education innovator Freeman Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland - Baltimore County, will deliver the keynote address as part of the NC New Schools Project’s annual Summer Institute ...
I believe I was fortunate to have attended public schools during at time that education has been a priority in North Carolina. During my K-12 education, initiatives such as Smart Start, More at Four, class size reductions and the establishment of Gateways for promotion have reinforced to my classmates and me that education is important, and that our state ...
“One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, one of his great surprises, is to find he can do what he was afraid he couldn’t do.” - Henry Ford
People might be happy with the scientific discoveries that they have made, but the discovery that I found about myself is the best one: not being afraid of asking questions or ...
Cynthia Marshall, president of AT&T North Carolina, raised a couple of eyebrows recently when she said that “What we’re talking about in this world of education is Homeland Security.”
You almost never hear homeland security and education in the same sentence. It is unsettling because it does not fit our traditional ...