News & Updates - Beyond100K

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We are passionate about our mission and we’re excited to share all the great work we and our partners are doing to achieve it. Keep tabs on this space to stay up-to-date on the latest Beyond100K happenings and announcements.

Beyond100K Summit 2024 to Address ‘Belonging is the Root’ in Education Transformation

October 1, 2024

Hosted by the UTeach Institute and the Charles A. Dana Center on the University of Texas at Austin campus, the Summit will convene leaders to reimagine equitable education.

Advancing Teacher Workforce Data: A Call for Innovative Solutions

August 28, 2024

Beyond100K and the U.S. Department of Education are seeking innovative solutions to improve teacher workforce data systems, a crucial step in addressing the STEM teacher shortage and ensuring equitable access to quality education.

Looking For A Solve For 2024’s Craziness? Try Optimism.

July 30, 2024

Optimism keeps you healthier, helps you heal faster, and lowers anxiety. It's not an innate disposition; it's a set of practices we can choose and learn. Discover how choosing optimism and focusing on what we can we do leads to powerful change.

Many Americans Think K-12 STEM Ed Lags Behind Peer Nations. They’re Half-Right

July 11, 2024

Talia Milgrom-Elcott, Executive Director and Founder of Beyond100K, is featured in a recent article providing valuable insights into the current state of STEM education and the efforts needed to enhance it.

Five Hopeful Trends For Teacher Appreciation Week

May 8, 2024

For this year's teacher appreciation week, our Founder and Executive Director, Talia Milgrom-Elcott shares what she's hearing from top educators in the country: that midst the challenges in education today, there's positive news emerging from classrooms.

Beyond100K Partners with STEMM Opportunity Alliance to Drive Solutions for STEM Teacher Shortage

May 6, 2024

Beyond100K announces groundbreaking collaboration with the STEMM Opportunity Alliance to enhance STEM education by addressing educator shortages and fostering diversity in the STEMM workforce.

FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces New Multi-Sector Actions to Eliminate Systemic Barriers in STEMM

May 1, 2024

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is announces a new set of bold cross-sector actions that will help propel our nation toward a more STEMM ecosystem, highlighting Beyond100K as the anchor partner committed to addressing the K-12 STEMM teacher shortage in this effort.

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Wanted: 100,000 New STEM Teachers

November 11, 2015

CNNMoney highlights 100Kin10 partners’ efforts to fill the gap of STEM teachers in American schools.

If the STEM Funding Push Has a Headquarters, It’s This Organization

September 28, 2015

Inside Philanthropy highlights 100Kin10’s unique approach to connecting funders with partner organization proposals.

Arne Duncan: Where California Schools Need to Put Their Money

August 16, 2015

Former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan cites 100Kin10’s work to help address the STEM gap in the United States.

Bill Clinton on How Entrepreneurs Can Transform the Country

August 14, 2015

In an interview with Inc. Magazine, President Clinton leads off with a description of 100Kin10 as a marquee example of how “diverse partnerships make better decisions on new problems and challenges.”

Educating the Next Generation of Innovators and Problem-Solvers

June 18, 2015

100Kin10’s Talia Milgrom-Elcott's Education Career and News op-ed discusses the increase in demand for STEM professionals and the global need for more capable and more diverse problem solvers.

100Kin10: The Role of Collaboration and Social Media in a STEM Vision

May 15, 2015

The Chicago Tribune highlights the collective effort by 100Kin10 partner organizations to increase the number of STEM teachers by 100,000.

Obama Working to Mobilize Outside Coalition of Groups to Promote White House Agenda

January 14, 2014

President Obama highlights 100Kin10 as a successful public/private partnership.

Who Says Math Has to Be Boring?

December 7, 2013

One of the biggest reasons for that lack of interest is that students have been turned off to the subjects as they move from kindergarten to high school.

Educating Americans for the 21st Century: How to Count to 100,000 STEM Teachers in 10 Years

April 13, 2013

Smithsonian Magazine interviewed Talia Milgrom-Elcott, 100Kin10’s Executive Director, on the history, objectives, and approaches of the 100Kin10 network.

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Beyond100K (The Starfish Institute) is fiscally sponsored by Tides Center, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
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