Why High Schools Are Upping Their Game

We talk a lot about community and technical colleges here on the blog, and there’s no doubt in anyone’s mind that those institutions are absolutely critical to decreasing the skills gap and increasing skilled laborers in the United States. However, as the USAToday reported in November, high schools are becoming ever more important to the […]

High School Seniors: It’s Never Too Early to Start Thinking About Graduation

Our friends over at Dream It Do It Nebraska have held several interviews with their Career Dream Team recently, and from what they’ve told us, there’s one common piece of advice that nearly all members of the Dream Team have given: don’t hold off on planning for after graduation until it’s too late! Whether or not that […]

Heading Back to School? Try Focusing on STEM Skills!

Schools in Lincoln and Omaha are ramping up for start dates scattered all across this week and next. This time of the year is an exciting time, but can also be a bit of a bummer for all of the students busy enjoying their summers and time off from school. Back-to-school time also means that […]

Millard West IT Clubs: 3 Great Ways to Get Hands-On with STEM

Earlier this afternoon, our friends over at Dream It Do It Nebraska posted an interview they had with Janet Larson, Curriculum Facilitator at Millard Public Schools in Omaha. You can read the interview in the link above, but to supplement that great interview they just posted, we wanted to talk a little bit more about […]