School
Readiness is a Two-Way Street
Two
College of Education faculty members attended a major conference on
early childhood education in the Netherlands and found renewed international
interest in pre-K learning.
Getting
Classroom Support Directly from the Researchers
Under
a new $34 million contract, Penn State is the lead partner in a new
Regional Lab that puts teachers and administrators within easy reach
of researchers, who can provide quick answers about instruction.
Penn
State Idea Futures Market
Two Penn State professors
are exploring how an online forum in which people express their forecasts
on future possibilities through financial bids can help HR directors
make strategic decisions in an informed manner.
Where
the Jobs Are: The Technical Fields
An
overemphasis on bachelor's degrees is having two adverse effects: a
shortage of technicians to fill current workforce needs and an increase
of college graduates who are in dead-end jobs.
This is not
Your Father's Physics Class. 