Engineering a trend; Nearly every west-metro school district now offers a special STEM program emphasizing science, technology, engineering and math.(NEWS) Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) (5/18/2011)
...now excited about engineering, math and science. These are the jobs...technology, engineering and math curriculum -- hence the acronym STEM. It opened last fall and...increased emphasis on science and math and pressure to fill a job market...

Building interest ; New England is a leader for programs aimed at getting kids involved in math and science. But, compared with the rest of the nation at least, our kids don't seem be participating. The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) (9/27/2009)
...technology, engineering, and math (topics often encapsulated by the acronym STEM), we don't actually...educational tool. FIRST (the acronym stands for "For Inspiration...best education in science and math you can get in our country...

Families, friends often use code words and acronyms to share secrets. The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA) (6/6/2006)
...IMs. Rather, the secret acronyms, subtextual phrases and redefined...came up with a cautionary acronym when she was raising her daughter...BEGIN OPTIONAL TRIM) Beyond acronyms, words and phrases have been...Michini, a 46-year-old math teacher from ...

Making maths fun. The Week (Muscat, Oman) (6/15/2011)
...Moosa turned out fine, but the maths tricks didn't end there...iPhone and iPod. It's called Math Machine and offers up a maths trick in an edutaining way...apps and games reviewed, was Math Machine with his name and a...Baam is a reversal of an ...

NUMBERS OF WOMEN, MINORITIES IN MATH, SCIENCE DON'T ADD UP, RESEARCHERS SAY. States News Service (8/2/2011)
...technology, engineering and math fields than reports have indicated...these disciplines, known by the acronym STEM, are viewed broadly...science, computer science, math and engineering, the disciplines...science, computer science, math or engineering ...

MSPAP, SOL Ideals as Different as Their Acronyms The Washington Post (5/14/2000)
...Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" to bone up on their history. Theodore Loht told his fifth-graders that one key to solving a math word problem is to circle the most important part of the question. The contrast between the lessons at Greenbriar East and those...

The branding of ORAC: where will it lead? The ORAC acronym is really starting to resonate with consumers, so where do companies go from here?(oxygen radical absorbance capacity) Nutraceuticals World (3/1/2007)
...critical now is determining where ORAC is headed in the future. The Power of Consumer Belief Whether it is nutrition science, math, or history, the average person holds tenaciously on to--and makes purchasing decisions based on--simplistic under...

President's message: advancing the tide of technology education: four simple words (Technology, Innovation, Design, and Engineering) form the acronym TIDE and modify the term "technology education" to provide a succinct idea of what we are about. The Technology Teacher (3/1/2005)
...2002a) indicated that, like the content standards developed for math, science, and other academic areas, Standards for Technological...resources, and needed support. Like basic expectations of math and reading proficiency, the content for the study of technology...

U.S. REP. GABRIELLE GIFFORDS' OFFICE WILL CONGRATULATE FINALIST FOR PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL SCIENCE AWARD. States News Service (9/13/2011)
...Science and the Public . MASTERS is an acronym for Math, Applied Science, Technology and...student's interest in science and math is key to creating the next generation...increases in STEM education. STEM is an acronym for science, technology, engineering...