News Headlines Archive

Since 2006, the NCTL has maintained this list of news stories that have featured our curricular programs.

2011

• "Triangle Coalition-Raytheon-Museum Graduate Honorary Middle School Engineers"
  Triangle Coalition Electronic Bulletin , November 17, 2011
• "No Shortage of STEM Plans Vying for Innovation Grants"
  EdWeek , November 3, 2011
• "{Change the Equation} Now November Newsletter-In The News"
  {Change the Equation} , November 1, 2011
• "D-Y pilot program aims high"
  Wicked Local Dennis , October 26, 2011
• "Walch Aligns Popular Math Series to Common Core Standards"
  DMN Newswire , October 20, 2011
• "Raytheon and Museum of Science Roll Out 'Explore Engineering Day'"
  TMC.net , October 19, 2011
• "The Ticker"
  Boston Herald , October 19, 2011
• "Raytheon Commits $1M to the Museum of Science's Engineering is Elementary Program
  BostInnovation.com , October 18, 2011
• "Raytheon committs $1m for teacher scholarships"
  Boston.com , October 18, 2011
• "Raytheon announces $1M for teacher training in science, math"
  Boston Herald , October 18, 2011
• "On the Record: Paul Guzzi"
  NECN , October 7, 2011
• "The 'E' (and 'T') in STEM Get a Boost With $1 Million Gift
  Education Week , October 6, 2011
• "Raytheon gives $1m to cultivate engineers"
  Boston.com , October 5, 2011
• "Raytheon gives $1M to Museum of Science"
  Boston Business Journal , October 5, 2011
• "Learning Liftoff"
  PE Magazine , October 4, 2011
• "Cape highschools boost engineering classes"
  TMCnet.com , September 25, 2011
• "Cognizant to Unveil 'Making the Future' STEM Education Initiative at World Maker Faire, New York Hall of Science"
  The Wall Street Journal , September 16, 2011
• "Sharon science coordinators trying to integrate technology"
  Wicked Local Sharon , September 15, 2011
• "Massachusetts growth 'STEMS' from innovation
  Mass High Tech , September 13, 2011
• "BACK TO SCHOOL 2011: Roosevelt School"
  Melrose Patch , August 26, 2011
• "Introducing engineering to younger students"
  Lincoln Times-News , August 26, 2011
• "Cambridge kids learn engineering through Museum of Science Program"
  Wicked Local Cambridge, July 18, 2011
• "HCC offers summer engineering camp for elementary school age kids"
  The Baltimore Sun, June 20, 2011
• "Harford Community College Pilots Engineering Summer Camp for Kids"
  The Dagger Press, June 15, 2011
• "Funds help Benton Elementary School focus on math, science"
  Columbia Daily Tribune , June 6, 2011
• "Somerville Scene: The most low-key, modest valedictorian you could ever meet"
  boston.com Somerville , June 3, 2011
• "Confronting the coming American worker shortage"
  CNN Money , May 20, 2011
• "Museum of Science's President to speak at MIT Club of Cape Cod"
  Cape Cod Times , May 4, 2011
• "Cargill Helps Improve Education Success for Nearly 27,000 Twin Cities' Children in 2010
  The Press-Enterprise
• "Changing Minds, Changing Lives"
  Oswego , April 22, 2011
• "Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to Showcase Lineup of Innovative Products and Services at National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Conference"
  Gadgets.TMCnet.com, April 13, 2011
• "Invention convention highlights ingenuity"
  Wicked Local Littleton, April 9, 2011
• "Miaoulis to receive Light on the Hill"
  The Tufts Daily, March 31, 2011
• "Rebecca Whitaker, Engineering Outreach"
  The University of Iowa FYI , March 9, 2011
• "An early start to engineering"
  Innovate online , February 25, 2011
• "Jacksonville Country Day School students build engineering prototypes"
  jacksonville.com, The Florida Times-Union , online local news, February 10, 2011
• "GATEway to engineering at Shelyn Elementary in Rowland Heights"
  sgvtribune.com San Gabriel Valley , online local news, January 19, 2011

2010

• "$9K "Engineering is Elementary" Grant Awarded to MI"
  Cincinatti.com online local newspaper, October 28, 2010
• "Teachers learn to engineer a new way to teach"
  Carolina Weekly Newspapers , online newspaper, August 6, 2010
• "Teen Engineers Learn at Camp"
  The Republican , online newspaper, July 22, 2010
• "Federal 'i3' Competition Attracts Lots of Ideas to Improve Ed"
  Education Week , blog, July 2, 2010
• "Engineering Drawing More Notice in Early Grades"
  Education Week , blog, June 14, 2010
• "Studying Engineering Before They Can Spell It"
  New York Times , newspaper, June 14, 2010
• "Class Activity: Shipwreck Survival"
  eGFI Dream Up the Future, newsletter, June 7, 2010
• Lynnfield Teacher wins science award
  The Daily Item of Lynn , May 14, 2010
• Museum of Science's NCTL wins Innovation Award
  Museum of Science website, May 14, 2010
• COMPETES Moves to House Floor, Miaoulis Testimony Cited
  Triangle Coalition Newsletter , May 11, 2010
• Engineering A Solution
  Faribault Daily News , news, April 28, 2010
• Teacher wins $10K Grant
  Peadoby/Lynnfield Weekly News news, April 21, 2010
• "Small Business Group Names Award Finalists"
  MetroWest Daily News news, April 20, 2010
• "Engineering Success: Minnesota Students get early exposure to field"
  Inforum news, April 13, 2010
• International Women's Day 2010 Women in the Sciences: Making a Difference
  WAMC Midday Magazine, March 10, 2010
• "Engineering for All"
  NSTA journal, March 2010
• "NCTL Supports Precollege Engineering Education"
  Sloan Career Cornerstone News March 2010, Volume VI, Issue 2
• "Math-Science Magnet in Jacksonville Symbol of Obama's Plan"
  First Coast News.com January 27, 2010
• "Highlight of University of Maryland, Baltimore County Initiative involving future STEM Teachers"
  CBS News , January 5, 2010

2009

• "VCSU to receive $750,000 Federal Funding for STEM Education"
  VCSU news, December 17, 2009
• "After-school Program Mixes Science with Fun"
  Journal News, December 12, 2009
• "STEM Superstars"
  Converge Magazine, December 7, 2009
• "Needham Education Foundation Awards 18 Grants"
  Wickedlocal.com Needham, November 14, 2009
• "Engineering is Elementary"
  The Bridge, Fall 2009
• "Engineering is Elementary at Museum of Science, Boston"
  eGFI, September 15, 2009
• "Teacher Beefs Up Skills in Museum Program"
  Salem News, August 24, 2009
• "A Giant Leap ..."
  Washington Times Op-ed, July 19, 2009
• "Engineering the K-12 Curriculum for Technological Innovation"
  Today's Engineer, June 2009
• "Community Colleges Tackle Tech Education with Federal Help"
  Mass High Tech, May 1, 2009
• "Looking for Future Engineers in Lee County Schools"
  news-press.com, April 21, 2009
• "Trolley Museum Partners with Boston Museum of Science to Offer Teacher Workshops"
  seacoastonline.com, April 16, 2009
• "Westwood Recognized for Engineering Excellence"
  Wickedlocal.com Westwood, April 8, 2009
• "Mass High Tech Honors 2009 Women to Watch"
  (Story and video) The Journal of New England Technology, March 13, 2009
• "New Hanover County Magnet Schools Have a lot to Offer"
  WECT-TV Wilmington, February 23, 2009
• "Local Company Makes Sure Wheeler Elementary Engineering Program Continues"
  Fox41.com, February 18, 2009
• "Engineering as Standard in Early School Education"
  Projects, February 2009
• "Mass High Tech Announces 'Women to Watch' Award Winners"
  The Journal of New England Technology, January 23, 2009
• "STEM Initiatives in the Norwell Schools"
  Wickedlocal.com Norwell, January 16, 2009
• "State Grants to Aid 3 Districts' STEM schooling"
  vindy.com, January 7, 2009

2008

• "'Engineering is Elementary' Inspires Third-graders"
  Leominster Champion, December 5, 2008
• "Legislative Priorities for the Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)"
  The Obama-Biden Transition Team, December 2, 2008
• "Engaging the 'Natural Curiosity' in Grade-school Children Can Lead to STEM Careers"
  American Association for the Advancement of Science, October 10, 2008
• "Watertown High School Engineering Program is Designed for Success"
  Wickedlocal.com Watertown, October 10, 2008
• "Nature, Up Close"
  Telegram.com, September 21, 2008
• "An Elementary Approach to Engineering"
  Boston Globe, June 12, 2008
• "Engineering Play Dough"
  Wickedlocal.com Newton, June 11, 2008
• "Reading, Writing ... And Engineering"
  The Wall Street Journal, March 13, 2008
• "Taunton Students Engineer Organizer"
  The Enterprise, March 10, 2008
• "Building Math featured in District Administration"
  Walch Education, January, 2008

2007

• "Elementary Schools: $25K Gift to Make Science Cool"
  Andover Townsman, July 5, 2007
• "Teaching for Understanding"
  EDTECH April-May, 2007
• "Powering Up the Pipeline"
  ASEE Prism April, 2007

2006

• "Engineering a Curriculum"
  Boston Globe Editorial, August 15, 2006
• "Ioannis Miaoulis: New Hampshire Leads in Science Education, but Can Do More"
  Union Leader June 7, 2006