For HYPE founder and recent finalist for the Women in Tech’s Woman of the Year in STEAM Education award Kristina Newton, it’s personal. “Despite all my potential and capabilities I had in the tech workforce, I felt…
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On Georgia STEM Day, A Powerful Case For Science and Tech Education On Atlanta’s Southside
On our first day at Humphries Elementary School, we asked the students, “How many of you know a Black app developer?” No one raised their hand. When we asked how…
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Opinion: Here’s Why (and How) Tech Companies Should Engage Students Much Earlier
In today’s world, it’s generally not until students have completed their primary and secondary education that they are truly able to experience the professional world. Internships are a key component…
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This Subscription Box Startup Is Partnering With NASA to Help Kids of Color See Themselves In STEAM Careers
by Holly Beilinby Holly BeilinLast week, each student in a first-grade classroom at Tuskegee Airman Global (TAG) Academy, a school on Atlanta’s Westside, received aerospace-themed boxes filled with books, activities, and interactive toys. The…
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To some, eSports might seem like a euphemism employed to mask the guilty-but-enjoyable vice known by most as, simply, video games. To Jakita and Erich Thomas, the founders of Atlanta-based Pharaoh’s Conclave…
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Sandy Springs Teacher Grows STEAM Franchise Program Across Country
by Muriel Vegaby Muriel VegaScience and math educational programs normally attract a certain kind of child, often left-brain focused. Education enrichment program Challenge Island aims to attract every child to learn more about S.T.E.A.M (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and…
