STEMwire Live

In the latest installment of STEMwire LIVE, CNA Education’s Dr. Daniel Leeds and Dr. Lu Young explore the Money Talks project. CNA Education looked to solve challenges in ESSA’s financial reporting requirements. The project specifically focused on district- and school-level finances. This type of information is vital for local education agencies as they struggle to spotlight disproportionate spending, determine where additional funding is needed, and other equity-related issues.

In this episode of STEMwire Live, we sit down with CNA President and CEO Dr. Katherine McGrady to explore how a STEM degree prepared her for leading a nonprofit research organization. She shares details of her early educational journey and advice for students of today. CNA Education is expanding our rigorous research, evaluation, and technical assistance to strengthen the research base on STEM education to prepare a more highly skilled STEM workforce. Our efforts will focus on student interest, skills, access, and outcomes of STEM education as an avenue for college and career readiness and successful entry into jobs and careers.

This episode of STEMwire Live spotlights how community schools and community colleges serve the financial, emotional and educational needs of students. Community schools offer integrated focus on academics, health and social services, youth and community development and community engagement with the goal of supporting improved student learning, stronger families and healthier communities. In many ways, community colleges were designed to serve as educational and support hubs for adult learners as well. During Part 1 of Applying Lesson Learned from Community Schools and Community Colleges we gained an understanding of community schools and the current research on the topic. Part 2 focuses on examples of success, resources for students and inside perspective on next steps for legislators and school leaders.

This episode of STEMwire Live spotlights how community schools and community colleges serve the financial, emotional and educational needs of students. Community schools offer integrated focus on academics, health and social services, youth and community development and community engagement with the goal of supporting improved student learning, stronger families and healthier communities. In many ways, community colleges were designed to serve as educational and support hubs for adult learners as well. In Part 1 of Applying Lessons Learned from Community Colleges and Community Schools we focus on gaining an understanding of community schools and the current research on the topic. While Part 2 will focus on innovative ways that community colleges are supporting the academic and life success of students, and the parallels between the community school models and wrap around models at community colleges.

In the latest installment of STEMwire LIVE, CNA Education’s Dr. Kevin Hollenbeck and Lul Tesfai dissect the current trends in career and technical education (CTE). The duo discusses the value of return on investment for CTE and workforce development programs as well as CNA’s workforce development research strategy and how our work addresses policy development and reform.

What is the next frontier for career and technical education (CTE)? In celebration of national CTE Month® 2017, CNA Education partnered with the Association of Career and Technical Education (ACTE) to bring you a special podcast on promising trends in CTE and innovative, successful practices in CTE. Special guest Kevin Oshinskie serves as project associate at ACTE where he facilitates projects and activities that help ACTE build stronger strategic partnerships with other organizations and companies, including public awareness activities such as CTE Month. Lul Tesfai, senior policy director at CNA Education, leads CNA Education’s efforts to strengthen the research base on CTE and support current and developing CTE programs. Lul most recently served as director of policy for the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education.

Welcome to STEMwire Live! STEMwire Live, a podcast from CNA Education, features career and technical education (CTE), how CTE can be improved and supported through research, and innovative people and CTE programs that are helping students prepare for success after high school. In this episode, CNA Education researchers Dr. Steve Lee and Ms. Juliana Pearson discuss the intersection of CTE and science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education. They explain how CTE could help fill employment gaps in STEM and equip students with education and training for employment in high-growth STEM fields. Steve and Juliana also introduce STEMwire, a new initiative from CNA Education, and explain why CNA Education is committed to supporting CTE programs that prepare students for STEM careers.