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Safety Matters Program Raises Awareness of Workplace Safety Among Teen Workers

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023
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The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) partnered to create Safety Matters , a program to raise awareness among young people about workplace safety and health and to provide an understanding of the skills they need to become active participants in creating safe and healthy work environments.

Key Points: 
  • The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) partnered to create Safety Matters , a program to raise awareness among young people about workplace safety and health and to provide an understanding of the skills they need to become active participants in creating safe and healthy work environments.
  • “Recent statistics speak volumes about the risks posed to young workers and the need for proper education and training of these vulnerable workers,” says Lawrence D. Sloan, CEO of AIHA.
  • “The best advice for young workers is to know your rights and not be afraid to speak up,” adds Sloan.
  • In addition to the Safety Matters program, AIHA recently launched its new website, Healthier Workplaces .

Wolfspeed and NC A&T to Establish Joint R&D Facility to Further Advance Silicon Carbide Innovation

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023
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The R&D facility will be focused on Silicon Carbide to support the next generation of advanced compound semiconductors.

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  • The R&D facility will be focused on Silicon Carbide to support the next generation of advanced compound semiconductors.
  • The facility will supply 200mm Silicon Carbide wafers to Wolfspeed’s Mohawk Valley Fab, which opened last year in New York as the world’s first, largest and only 200mm Silicon Carbide fabrication facility.
  • This new facility will integrate our research and development interests toward major economic and social impact, not just in North Carolina, but globally.
  • This includes apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship opportunities, customized training curricula, career and college promise pathways for high school students, and work-based learning programs.

Family Dollar Enhances Youth Empowerment Resources to Support Teens Advocating for Positive Community Change

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023
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Family Dollar announces plans to donate $1.3 million to its ongoing national partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

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  • Family Dollar announces plans to donate $1.3 million to its ongoing national partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
  • The partners work together to equip young people with the resources, support and opportunities they need to feel empowered to Do More to positively impact the world around them.
  • “We know today’s young people are passionate about driving meaningful change in their communities,” said Jim Clark, President & CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of America developed the Think, Learn, Create Change program to put youth at the center of their own advocacy experiences and support their ongoing, active engagement as local changemakers.

Former NSTA President Receives National Science Teaching Association’s Top Award

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023
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NSTA annually recognizes extraordinary K–12 teachers, professors, principals, and science educators for their outstanding achievements in science education.

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  • NSTA annually recognizes extraordinary K–12 teachers, professors, principals, and science educators for their outstanding achievements in science education.
  • NSTA presented its most prestigious award, the Robert H. Carleton Award for National Leadership in the Field of Science Education, to Christine Royce, professor in the Teacher Education Department at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.
  • The Robert H. Carleton Award recognizes one individual who has made outstanding contributions to and provided leadership in science education at the national level, particularly to NSTA.
  • She chaired the association’s 2010 National Conference on Science Education in Philadelphia and has given presentations at many NSTA national and area conferences over the years.

California Student Wins Battelle Climate Challenge with Innovative Coastal Resilience Proposal

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023
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Ashley Nguyen of California has won the inaugural Battelle Climate Challenge with her proposal, "Seed Bomb," a cost-effective, sustainable, seed-based restoration method designed to increase the germination of eelgrasses to fight erosion along the California coast.

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  • Ashley Nguyen of California has won the inaugural Battelle Climate Challenge with her proposal, "Seed Bomb," a cost-effective, sustainable, seed-based restoration method designed to increase the germination of eelgrasses to fight erosion along the California coast.
  • As the winner of the Battelle Climate Challenge , Nguyen will present her solution at Battelle’s second annual Innovations in Climate Resilience Conference in Columbus, Ohio (March 28-30).
  • Nguyen’s detailed proposal and proposals from other challenge finalists and semifinalists are posted at https://www.futureengineers.org/battelleclimatechallenge .
  • Battelle partnered with Future Engineers to launch the challenge as part of company’s commitment to expanding quality STEM educational opportunities for all students and to developing climate solutions.

Texas Is Helping Students Shape the Future Workforce

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023
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In support of Texas students and the state’s workforce development goals, Tallo —an online platform for connecting students with academic, scholarship, and career opportunities—is partnering with Texas ESC, Region 13 : one of the largest educational service centers in Texas.

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  • In support of Texas students and the state’s workforce development goals, Tallo —an online platform for connecting students with academic, scholarship, and career opportunities—is partnering with Texas ESC, Region 13 : one of the largest educational service centers in Texas.
  • As part of this partnership, more than 100,000 students across the greater Austin area will have unlimited access to the innovative online platform.
  • “Partnering with Region 13 will help provide Texas students with a valuable tool for finding job and educational opportunities.
  • “Our primary goal is to give students, educators, and school leaders in Texas every opportunity to succeed.

PowerSchool Introduces International Localization Framework to Support Growing Global Customer Base

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Monday, March 27, 2023
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“This international framework is critical for delivering our world-class solutions to our extensive and growing international customer base,” said Tony Kender, Chief Revenue Officer at PowerSchool.

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  • “This international framework is critical for delivering our world-class solutions to our extensive and growing international customer base,” said Tony Kender, Chief Revenue Officer at PowerSchool.
  • “PowerSchool will continue to prioritize providing our global customers with the tools they need to support their students and improve learning outcomes.”
    This framework supports localization of a user’s experience (such as right-to-left language support) to empower international educational institutions to deliver tailored instruction to the more than 50 million students in more than 90 countries PowerSchool serves.
  • Additional toolkits will be made available to support localization for other regions and languages for the growing number of students, educators, and families using PowerSchool solutions to achieve their desired learning outcomes worldwide.
  • “As PowerSchool expands globally, including across the UAE, it is important for us to offer right-to-left language support and Arabic translation capabilities,” said Robert Speed, Vice President International Sales at PowerSchool.

Carolina Biological Supply Company Partners with National Science Teaching Association Supporting K-12 Science Standards

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Monday, March 27, 2023
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After the NSTA national conference last week, leading school science supplier Carolina Biological announced expanding their partnership with the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) with an exclusive sponsorship of NSTA’s website for NGSS teaching.

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  • After the NSTA national conference last week, leading school science supplier Carolina Biological announced expanding their partnership with the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) with an exclusive sponsorship of NSTA’s website for NGSS teaching.
  • This new sponsorship demonstrates NSTA and Carolina’s shared goal of providing the best K-12 Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) science education resources to NSTA members and science teachers nationwide.
  • Carolina is exclusively sponsoring the NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards) Resources section on NSTA’s website for NGSS teaching at https://ngss.nsta.org/ ( https://ngss.nsta.org/ ).
  • As educators are challenged to implement these contemporary science standards, Carolina offers many of the best science materials with ease-of-use and enhanced teacher support.

Macmillan Learning Opens Applications for Research on Closing Equity Gaps Using Evidence-Based Teaching Practices

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Monday, March 27, 2023
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Macmillan Learning, a privately-held, family-owned education publishing and service company, is seeking instructors teaching Introduction to Psychology or Introduction to Biology this fall to participate in research on closing equity gaps through evidence-based teaching practices.

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  • Macmillan Learning, a privately-held, family-owned education publishing and service company, is seeking instructors teaching Introduction to Psychology or Introduction to Biology this fall to participate in research on closing equity gaps through evidence-based teaching practices.
  • The study is part of Macmillan Learning’s ongoing research about how digital learning platforms and courseware like Achieve can help to close equity gaps in course completion for historically and presently underserved students, and students experiencing poverty.
  • The research builds upon the company’s prior study in fall 2022 on evidence-based teaching practices, which included more than 1,000 student participants from more than a dozen institutions.
  • We want to understand how incorporating evidence-based teaching practices within courseware can help create a more equitable and effective learning environment.

Matterlab appoints Anna Casey Williams as President

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Monday, March 27, 2023
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Matterlab , a strategic communications firm for the education sector, announced publicly today that Anna Casey Williams has been appointed President and will lead Matterlab to double its impact and revenue in 2023.

Key Points: 
  • Matterlab , a strategic communications firm for the education sector, announced publicly today that Anna Casey Williams has been appointed President and will lead Matterlab to double its impact and revenue in 2023.
  • Williams will work closely with Matterlab Founder and CEO, Searcy Morgan, to expand the organization’s impact by advancing partnerships with education-focused foundations, nonprofits, and schools.
  • Her commitment to our mission and to advocacy made her the unanimous choice for the role of President,” said Morgan.
  • I am honored to lend my unique skills and perspective to the Matterlab team as President,” said Williams.