education

Computer Coding Could Be An Option Towards High School Graduation Under House Bill

LANSING - Computer coding would not be considered a language, but would be an option toward graduation under legislation under discussion in the Michigan House Workforce and Talent Development Committee. Under the H-1 substitute adopted Thursday, the bill (HB 5463) would merge coding, world languages and arts into 21st Century skills, and the Michigan Merit

By |2016-04-29T12:47:38-04:00April 29th, 2016|News, Politics|

M2 TechCast: Inforum’s inGage Program Explained, Taking Applications

FERNDALE - Rachele Downs, Vice President of Entrepreneurial Strategies for Inforum, outlines how the program she runs, called inGage, has over three years trained 55 female entrepreneurs to leverage their professional experiences to create Michigan tech start-ups. inGage is now accepting applications for the next class. To find out how you can get into the

By |2016-01-24T18:00:57-05:00January 23rd, 2016|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|

M2 TechTalk: STEMinista Program Launched By Michigan Science Center

FERNDALE - Michigan Science Center CEO Tonya Matthews announces the new STEMinista project to get girls interested in STEM education - Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Less than 20 percent of women are now working in their career fields, down from roughly 40 percent a couple decades ago. Getting more girls into STEM could also

By |2016-01-25T11:59:47-05:00January 23rd, 2016|M2 TechCast, Podcasts|