by Beth Holmes | Mar 7, 2022 | News, Other
Skoltech, a Russian graduate university, is being cut off by MIT over the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In 2011, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology partnered with the Russian government to found the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, generally known...
by Supporting Education | Mar 20, 2020 | News, Parent Issues, Student Issues
With schools across the country closed to help slow the spread of COVID-19, parents everywhere are looking for options to help diversify their home education options. Here is a small selection of free education resources for a variety of subjects. Math Prodigy Math...
by Supporting Education | Apr 4, 2019 | News, Student Issues
The toy box, it is said, is every child’s first school. The things we play with as children have a powerful influence over the direction of our lives. Building toys such as Lego blocks have long been lauded as useful tools in laying a foundation for engineering,...
by Supporting Education | Jan 23, 2019 | News, Student Issues
Hamdi Ali, 17, is a Muslim high school student from Edmonton who spent last summer in a research program aimed at helping women and other minorities in STEM subjects. In that time, she made headlines and could possibly have revolutionized a niche of the mining...
by Supporting Education | Jan 9, 2019 | News, Profiles, Student Issues
In 1994, a number of professionals in science and education were invited by Senator Diane Watson to visit South Africa and evaluate the status of education there. Among that group was Professor Hal Walker, who worked on Apollo 11, and his wife Doctor Bettye D. Walker,...
