Posted on September 12th, 2013 by Jaimie Schock
Shell Eco-marathon is a global challenge that motivates students to drive farther than their peers on one gallon of fuel. Student teams participate in one or both of the Prototype and UrbanConcept classes. The Prototype class invites student teams to enter futuristic streamlined vehicles focused on maximizing fuel efficiency through innovative design elements, such as drag reduction.
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Tags: car, Cars, college completion, Competition, Competitions for Students, Contest, Contests, Corporations, Energy and Environmental Technology, Environmental Engineering, Green, Green Technology, STEM competition
Posted on November 6th, 2011 by Mary Lord
For years, politicians, business leaders, and educators have made graduating more engineers and teachers with science and math degrees a national priority. Now, the number of college freshmen interested in majoring in a STEM field is on the rise. However, roughly 40 percent of students planning to major in engineering and science end up switching to other subjects or failing to get any degree.
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Tags: college completion, Education Policy, engineering education, K-12 engineering, STEM majors
Posted on October 2nd, 2011 by Mary Lord
Despite decades of steadily climbing college enrollment rates, the percentage of students earning a degree or certificate on time has barely budged, a new study reveals. By including older and part-time students, the Complete College America report paints a more comprehensive picture of the gap between college aspirations and outcomes than federal data typically has captured.
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Tags: college completion, Complete College America, Education Policy, Public Policy, Time Is The Enemy