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Sustainable Development Goal: Quality Education

The Sustainable Development Goal Fund (SGD Fund) partners with 16 United Nations agencies, governments, donors, businesses and civil societies in order to help the world reach 2030 development goals. Their goals include: No Poverty Zero Hunger Good Health and Wellbeing Quality Education  Gender and Equality  Clean Water and Sanitation  Affordable and Clean Energy  Decent Work…

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The Josh Gibson Foundation and the Negro Leagues 100th Anniversary

The Josh Gibson Foundation, named in honor of Negro League baseball player and second Negro League player to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame Josh Gibson, offers free academic, mentoring, tutoring, nutrition, and athletic programs to at-risk youth. They focus on forming the children as both athletes and people to, “allow the…

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Senate Approves Panchanathan as National Science Foundation Chief

This article was originally posted by Doug Lederman on Inside Higher Ed The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Sethuraman Panchanathan, a senior administrator at Arizona State University, as the new director of the National Science Foundation, a leading funder of academic research. Panchanathan has been a member of the National Science Board, the body that…

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High expectations for summer programs as learning gaps predicted to grow

This post was originally posted and written by Education Dive With experts predicting and school leaders expecting significant student learning loss because of school closures, advocates, researchers and others stepped up efforts this week to emphasize the role that out-of-school-time programs play in minimizing the damage.  On Thursday, for example, the Afterschool Alliance, the Boys and Girls Clubs and…

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Powerful Pallet

This week’s blog was penned by our President and CEO Jeff Golner A photo of a pallet of boxes. Nothing special. Typical, bland boxes. Not a big deal. What is inside of those boxes? The casual observer upon further review would find several STEM Sports® teacher manuals. A closer look would reveal a small graphic…

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The Importance of Continuing Children’s Education and Activity during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 Pandemic has changed a variety of different aspects of people’s everyday lives throughout the world. People are working from home, schools have gone virtual, and spending time with others has stopped. Most people have found these uncertain times to be difficult and jarring.  Many states have now been in some form of quarantine…