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Raytheon Launches New Externship Program … PRNewswire, June 16, 2006
MARLBOROUGH, Mass. Raytheon Company has launched a teacher externship program at its Network Centric Systems (NCS) facility in Marlborough , Mass. Developed in partnership with Leadership Initiatives for Teaching and Technology (LIFT 2 ) … Read more
Harnessing New England's invisible assets... Boston Business Journal, The Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, 04/07/06
Along Massachusets' high-tech corridor, you might think that a young adult would have an easy time finding an entry–level job. Not true, says Sylvia Beville, executive director of the Metro South/West Regional Employment Board… Read more
All aboard for engineers… MetroWest Daily News, 03/06/06
An engineering trade group yesterday said it encouraged its members to give summer internships to high school teachers and students to drive interest in careers that require science, technology, engineering and math education… The American Council of Engineering Companies…to provide 25 teacher externships and 125 student internships… Read more
Raytheon thinks creatively… MetroWest Daily News, 11/11/05
What length of lumber do you need to cut to make the best angle for a skateboarding ramp? Pro skateboarder Tony Hawk knows. ... And Raytheon Co. knows that middle school students would be more interested in earning mathematics...Read more
Spilka and Howard: The call of tomorrow's workforce… MetroWest Daily News, 10/30/05
Massachusetts has experienced a lot of bad weather lately - and the deluge has shown us how we depend on the basic infrastructure of a complex society. Government has the responsibility to invest in this system. At the same time, though, the structures are actually built by private industry and designed, created and maintained by scientists and engineers. The question is, from where do these scientists and engineers come? Read more
Teacher training… MetroWest Daily News, 10/26/05
The Metro South/West Regional Employment Board is scaling up a pilot program that invites innovative high-tech companies to train middle school and high school teachers. Read more
Course of action: Leaders push math and science education to boost high-tech industry… MetroWest Daily News, 10/2/2005
Ken Toso and Tom Casey said they were both interested in math and science in high school. They both had family members in mechanical and engineering jobs who inspired them to pursue similar careers. … Today, public and private leaders are focusing on promoting math and science education paths that would lead to in-demand careers in the high-tech industry...Read more
Project sheds light on solar energy... MetroWest Daily News, 8/21/05
This fall, when students ask three MetroWest teachers about solar energy, the educators will be able to answer from actual experience. Teachers from Ashland and Franklin… Read more