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Best Educational Supply Stores in Bellevue
Whether you are an educator wanting to spruce up your classroom, or a parent wanting to hone those reading, writing and arithmetic skills before school starts, there are some Eastside stores that can...
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Nonprofit WA STEM Celebrates Progress
SEATTLE (AP) — A campaign to help Washington kids go from fearing — and sometimes flunking — math and science to embracing careers that require technical skills is celebrating its first anniversary...
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WA Students Show Math and Science Improvement
SEATTLE (AP) — Statewide test results released Wednesday show more Washington state students are passing their science and math exams, but reading scores are down at some grade levels. Superintendent...
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Official: Obama Never Called Idaho Teacher Who Claimed President Called About...
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — President Barack Obama didn’t place a phone call to an Idaho high school math teacher this month. Last week, Skyline High School instructor Julie Nawrocki told the Idaho Falls...
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Nearly 7,000 State Seniors Don’t Pass Math Exam
SEATTLE (AP) — Just as Washington state officials predicted, most of Washington’s high school seniors are passing the statewide exams required to graduate. But that fact doesn’t make life any easier...
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Higher Education Integral For Preparing Seattle’s Tech Savvy Workforce
For educational technology teacher Douglas Hall, higher education was integral for preparing tomorrow’s technologically savvy employees. After Hall earned a bachelor of science in math and physics at...
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Oregon Students Beat National Peers On ACT Exam
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Students who took the ACT college-entrance exam in Oregon scored higher than their peers nationwide. The ACT is scored on a scale of 1 to 36, and Oregon’s average composite score...
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State Scores Up On National Reading, Math Test
SEATTLE (AP) — More Washington fourth and eighth graders are passing a national test for math and reading, but results released Thursday show African-American and Hispanic students continue to lag...
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STEM Education & Why President Obama Has Made It An Educational Priority
Photo Credit Thinkstock Innovation drives the U.S. economy, and employees with science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills have become a hot commodity in post-recession America. Between...
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‘No Fake Math,’ Raytheon Math Heroes Make Numbers Real For Students
Photo Credit Thinkstock This article is supplied and sponsored by Raytheon Math teachers wielding lollipops and PlayDoh props, configuring 60,000 pennies in a parking lot and channeling Beyonce’s...
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Engineering A Love For Science In Kids
Photo Credit ThinkstockThis article is supplied and sponsored by Raytheon Kevin Jarrett isn’t your typical computer teacher. His students build walls from clay, sand and water. They design parachutes...
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Engineer Urges Girls To Smash Stereotypes
Photo Credit Thinkstock This article is supplied and sponsored by Raytheon The painted line on the playground made the boundaries clear: Girls on one side, boys on the other. Anybody who crossed got a...
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Washington Scores Steady On National Reading, Math Test
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington fourth- and eighth-graders appear to be learning as much in school as kids in the state did two years ago, according to the results released Wednesday of a national test on...
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