Growing a generation of mathematicians in Africa
By Munyaradzi Makoni. Mathematics is “vital” for achieving a thriving science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, workforce in Africa, according to experts. Yet it faces critical challenges: low university funding, a regional brain drain, and reduced intake of undergraduate students, particularly women, in university mathematics programmes. Read more...
Pilot study fills data gaps for regional STEM project
By Munyaradzi Makoni. Germany’s federal and state governments have opted to continue the Excellence Initiative funding programme for top-level research, ending a lengthy political debate on the issue. Read more...
Maths anxiety is creating a shortage of young scientists … here’s a solution
Mainstreaming Remedial Math
By Ashley A. Smith. Statistical courses, rather than algebra remediation, do a better job at helping first-year students succeed when they test into developmental education, a new report finds. Read more...
No Math Required
By Maxine Joselow. Wayne State University drops what has been part of its general-education program for all students, raising the question of which fields are needed by all undergraduates. Read more...
Mon collègue connecté : le cours de physique prend son envol
Par Élodie Lestonat. « Mon collègue connecté » se termine par une expérience éducative unique et ludique pendant laquelle les élèves prennent le contrôle d’un avion en papier connecté pour s’initier aux joies de la physique. Voir l'article...
Investing in America's future through STEM education
By Dean Kamen and John R. Allen. Our society practically worships two groups of individuals: athletes and entertainers. It has been this way a long time, but the trend has reached its pinnacle in the modern era. We swoon over pop stars and movie stars; we pay the best pro athletes in the hundreds of millions of dollars. More...
Pearson, Mathspace to offer real-time math reasoning skill support
Pearson and Mathspace are partnering to integrate new Workspace Assignments into MyMathLab and MyStatLab online homework, tutorial and assessment technologies. More...
U.S. STEM jobs will likely go to foreign workers
The U.S. will be dependent on foreign workers to fill future STEM jobs, according to analysis of the third annual U.S. News/Raytheon STEM Index, unveiled May 17. More...