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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Halloween: The Perfect Time For Spooky, Kooky, Science-y Fun

October 29, 2021

Our Executive Director, Talia, shares spooky, interactive, science-y STEM activities for the Halloween season.

STEAM-Y Hot American Summer: The Best STEAM Adventures Before Summer’s Over

August 19, 2021

Our Executive Director, Talia, shares the best STEAM adventures for summer's end.

Upskilling Can’t Be Ignored for America’s Educators

June 21, 2021

Newsweek features a post quoting our Executive Director, Talia.

John Urschel, The Big Book of Tell Me Why, and the Making Of A Football Star Turned Math Evangelist

June 21, 2021

Our executive director Talia Milgrom-Elcott spoke to John Urschel about his mission on kids’ success in math predicts success later in life.

Reigniting Joyful, Rigorous, and Equitable Foundational Math Learning

May 25, 2021

Today we are thrilled to release our new report, Reigniting Joyful, Rigorous, and Equitable Foundational Math Learning.

This Teacher Appreciation Week, Teachers Tell Us Three Things They Need.

May 7, 2021

For teachers, the pandemic really was the great equalizer. Until it wasn’t. Check out our ED’s Forbes article for how to rebuild and reimagine teacher work environments with equity at the center.

Teaching During the Great (un)Equalizer: Rebuilding Teacher Work Environments with Equity at the Center

May 4, 2021

Today we are excited to launch our new report, Teaching During the Great (un)Equalizer: Rebuilding Teacher Work Environments with Equity at the Center.

TRENDS REPORT: Trends That Will Define STEM in 2021

March 2, 2021

With the clarity that being a few months into 2021 provides, we have a much better sense of the trends that will be most impactful as we emerge from the crises of the past year and reimagine a new “normal.

Will the CDC Guidelines Help Schools Reopen?

February 21, 2021

Policymakers everywhere are debating how to safely re-open schools. Our Executive Director, Talia Milgrom-Elcott weighs in on the challenges in her latest Forbes column.

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