Purdue University is known for providing a world-class college education in the STEM disciplines of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. But it’s now looking to do the same in the high school arena.
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Michael Leasure is a member of a Purdue University research team conducting research aimed at producing superior strains of sorghum suitable for growing as a biofuel.
The Purdue Polytechnic Institute at New Albany has partnered with the Renaissance Academy in Clarksville, Indiana, to help promote STEM subjects to high school students.
Purdue University and Marion County leaders share a common concern: the unacceptably small number of Indianapolis low-income and minority students who have the opportunity to succeed in college. IPS high school SAT scores paint a compelling picture of how ill-prepared this student population is to pursue a college education.
In eight years at the Statehouse, Mitch Daniels was an enthusiastic supporter of charter schools, but he’s likely done more to advance Indiana’s charter movement as president of Purdue University than he ever did as governor.
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Purdue Polytechnic Institute faculty will play a role in developing curriculum and teaching methods for a new STEM-focused charter school sponsored by Purdue.
Purdue University President Mitch Daniels, the former Indiana governor, has a problem: not enough Indianapolis Public Schools students graduate with the skills to thrive at his school.
His solution? Open a charter school in Indianapolis that can serve as a direct pipeline delivering more well-qualified IPS students to the West Lafayette university.
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Gary Bertoline, dean of the Purdue Polytechnic Institute, will speak about “You Are What You Know: The Move Toward Competency-Based Programs” during the fourth annual U.S. News STEM Solutions conference.
Aviation students prepare for the 2015 Air Race Classic.
Purdue instructors are currently training four disabled student pilots as part of the Able Flight program that has helped dozens of disabled pilots solo and earn sport pilot certificates. The aviation technology department will host representatives of companies such as Republic Airways, Envoy Air, General Electric, and Directional Aviation Capital for an open brainstorming forum. Aviation industry entrepreneur, executive and investor Kenneth C. Ricci is buying a specially-equipped Sky Arrow L600 to help Purdue expand the program, which is limited in part by the need to lease the lightweight planes in which the students train.
