We keep busy.

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 100Kin10 happenings and announcements.

People are noticing.

We aren’t about tooting our own horn. But, we are dedicated to spreading the word about the great work of our partners and keeping STEM education front and center on the national stage. These media mentions feature 100Kin10 and our partners as we seek to provide all American classrooms with great STEM teachers.

Partners fuel this work.

100Kin10 partners use hard work, ingenuity, and a collaborative spirit to ensure that all students have access to the STEM learning that they—and our country—need and deserve. These stories are meant to give you an insider-look into how our partners use 100Kin10 to reach their above-and-beyond commitment and move the needle to overcome the big, system-level challenges that make this work so difficult.

We are making progress

Training 100,000 excellent STEM teachers in 10 years and making progress on the reasons for the persistent STEM teacher shortage is an audacious goal. With our bird’s-eye-view as the hub of the network working to achieve it, we have a unique opportunity to discern and amplify key trends in STEM education. Those insights, and updates on progress of the network as a whole, are all collected here.

Grand Challenges

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The Path To Planet B Begins In Our Classrooms

October 7, 2022

Our Executive Director, Talia, shares how we can get young people excited about STEM classes and careers during Space Week.

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They Recruited 100,000 STEM Teachers. Now They’re Setting Their Sights Even Higher

September 27, 2022

Education Week features a post quoting our Executive Director, Talia.

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To Pursue And Succeed In STEM, Students Need To Know They Belong

June 8, 2022

Our Executive Director, Talia, share what students need to pursure and succeed in STEM.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Introducing the 2021 Teacher Forum

February 16, 2021

We are thrilled to announce the 2021 cohort of the 100Kin10 Teacher Forum!

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Even Out PTAs: An Easy And Elegant Solution To School Inequality

December 21, 2020

Talia Milgrom-Elcott provides and easy and elegant solution to school inequality.

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Future of Learning: How to Make STEM Culturally Responsive

November 19, 2020

The Hechinger Report metions 100Kin10 in their most recent article by Javeria Salman

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Before They Were Scientists, They Were Students. These Are The Teachers Who Inspired COVID-19’s Leading Experts To Change The World.

October 14, 2020

Talia Milgrom-Elcott spoke to six people on the frontlines of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. If it weren’t for these STEM teachers, the doctors and researchers keeping us safe today wouldn’t be doing this work.

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Bringing equity to STEM learning

October 14, 2020

eSchool News features a post quoting our Executive Director, Talia.

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Fears of a mass exodus of retiring teachers during COVID-19 may have been overblown

October 8, 2020

USA Today features a piece about our Teacher Forum member Jan Robertson.

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Shifting Courses: Achieving Equity in High School STEM

September 24, 2020

Read our new report, “Shifting Courses: Achieving Equity in High School STEM.”

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STEM Trends for 2020 Target Diversity, Rural Teachers and PD

February 20, 2020

THE Journal features a piece on 100Kin10’s 10 trends for 2020.

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Introducing the 2020 Teacher Forum

February 11, 2020

We are thrilled to announce the 2020 cohort of the 100Kin10 Teacher Forum!

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Report: Climate change literacy, early childhood focus shaping STEM in 2020

January 24, 2020

Education Dive features a piece about 100Kin10 2019 Trends Report.

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Report: Authentic learning could improve elementary math instruction

September 24, 2019

Effective math instruction and learning requires more engaging methods of teaching.

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Teacher preparation programs lack faculty with early STEM expertise

September 19, 2019

Teacher preparation programs for elementary math are too often led by faculty who lack connection to elementary classroom instruction, according to a report by 100Kin10.

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Can Math Be Joyful?

September 19, 2019

For most of us, math elicits negative emotions – I’m talking break-out-in-sweat or washed-over-with-inadequacy-level negative. Too many rules to memorize, too little time to remember them before the quiz is over.

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100Kin10’s “Doing the Math” Report Calls for Joyful and Authentic Math Learning for All Students

September 19, 2019

Read our new report, “Doing the Math: Building a foundation of joyful and authentic math learning for all students.“

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Arkansas expands stipend program for computer science teachers

September 11, 2019

EdScoop features a piece on how Arkansas stipend program for computer science teachers has added more than 225 fully certified computer science teachers.

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Fleet Science Center Selected to Join National Effort to Train More STEM Teachers

September 6, 2019

A national organization dedicated to addressing the STEM teacher shortage, 100Kin10, announced that a SanDiego museum will join 40 other new partners this year.

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41 education groups join cohort to end STEM teacher shortage

September 6, 2019

A group of 41 additional educational organizations on Thursday pledged to address the root causes of the Unites States’ shortage of K-12 teachers in science, technology, engineering, and math.

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100Kin10 Announces Final Round of New Partners Ahead of Exceeding Goal of Training 100,000 New STEM Teachers by 2021

September 5, 2019

100Kin10 is thrilled to announce today that 41 new programmatic partners will join our ranks this year.

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Groups Aim to Put STEM Majors in the Classroom to Solve Teacher Shortage

August 19, 2019

Insights Into Diversity features a piece on how expanding and diversifying the STEM education pipeline would transform outcomes for children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

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Collaborative Teams Tackling Big Challenges

June 6, 2019

The University of Texas at Austin Charles A. Dana Center features a piece on how 100Kin10’s organized approach and ability to bring together thought leaders from around the country is key to improving STEM teaching and learning.

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Lack of STEM teachers means fewer graduates for critical roles

June 4, 2019

Education Drive features a piece about the STEM teacher storage and highlights 100Kin10’s mission to put 100,000 STEM teachers in classrooms by 2021.

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Read 100Kin10's 2018 Annual Report

June 3, 2019

We’re excited to release our 2018 annual report and share how we’re transforming the future of STEM education.

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San Diego Zoo host national STEM educators

April 5, 2019

San Diego Uptown News features a piece on hundreds of education leaders, STEM professionals and teachers gathered at the San Diego Zoo to discuss the STEM teacher shortage and other issues in the field.

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Educators, industry leaders address ‘root causes’ of STEM teacher shortage

March 27, 2019

Education Dive features a piece on how the 100Kin10 network announced it has put more than 68,000 STEM educators into K-12 classrooms.

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100Kin10 Begins Second High-Leverage Focus Area: Foundational Math Proficiency

March 26, 2019

100Kin10 announces that it will activate the network to tackle a second catalyst issue focused on improving foundational math proficiency.

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These 5 Trends Will Dominate STEM + Education In 2019

January 8, 2019

Forbes features Talia Milgrom-Elcott’s blog post focusing on 5 trends that will dominate STEM in 2019.

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10 Big Insights on Teaching, Learning, and STEM Education: 100Kin10's Trends Report for 2018

January 8, 2019

All year long, we listen, collect information, and connect the dots. For the third year in a row, we’re taking a step back to reflect on what we’ve seen and share our insights with you, to help advance our shared efforts.

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When It Comes To Women in STEM Roles, The Results Are Golden

January 3, 2019

Forbes features Talia Milgrom-Elcott’s blog post focusing on Women in STEM in Hollywood.

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For a Better Teacher Work Environment, Look to These 4 Factors, Report Says

October 17, 2018

Education Week Teacher features a piece that attempts to pinpoint the factors that hinder supportive work environments for educators, and offers a roadmap toward creating a stronger professional culture.

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100Kin10’s “Teachers at Work” Report Illustrates how to Address Work Environment for Teachers in Schools

October 16, 2018

Our new report “Teachers at Work: Designing Schools Where Teachers and Students Thrive”, lays the groundwork for diverse, coordinated, and mutually reinforcing efforts to improve school work environments.

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With Goal of Hiring 100,000 STEM Teachers in Sight, 100Kin10 Asks: Why Is It So Hard to Find and Keep Great Teachers in STEM?

July 31, 2018

The 74 features a piece about why is it so hard to find and keep great teacher in STEM, and how 100Kin10 is using the Grand Challenges system map to solve this challenge.

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Chasing A Moonshot, Without The Trappings Of Silicon Valley

June 21, 2018

Medium features a piece about how 100Kin10 is using the Grand Challenges system map to solve education’s systemic challenges.

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How one organization is changing the STEM education landscape

June 5, 2018

eSchool News features an op-ed written by Talia Milgrom-Elcott, Executive Director of 100Kin10, on how 100Kin10 is changing the STEM education landscape.

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'I Didn’t Really Have a Choice.' Meet the Teachers Quitting Their Jobs Due to Low Pay and Dwindling Benefits

May 20, 2018

Money features a piece on why teachers are leaving the profession and highlights 100Kin10’s work to get and keep great teachers.

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Read 100Kin10's 2017 Annual Report

May 15, 2018

We’re excited to release our 2017 annual report and share how we’re transforming the future of STEM education.

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Ending Teacher Shortages with Network Mapping

April 25, 2018

SSIR features a piece on 100Kin10’s network mapping approach to understand and tackle the underlying challenges of our nation’s STEM teacher shortage.

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100Kin10 Announces Focus on School Culture Catalysts

April 17, 2018

At the 2018 Annual Partner Summit, 100Kin10 unveiled a completed analysis of the most influential Grand Challenges to getting and keeping great teachers, especially in STEM.

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Education funding challenges hurt Arizona tech industry, STEM advocates say

April 17, 2018

The Arizona Republic features a piece on funding for STEM programs and teachers in K-12 schools, highlighting the 100Kin10 Summit.

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Support, Strategy and Goals: Unleashing the Power of Teacher Collaboration

March 23, 2018

Planbook features a piece on teacher collaboration, highlighting insights from the 100Kin10 Teacher Forum.

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Solutions to the STEM teacher shortage

March 17, 2018

The Network features a piece on how 100Kin10 is attracting, training, and retaining STEM teachers, while getting to the root cause of our nation’s STEM teacher shortage.

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STEM future on tap at SXSW

March 16, 2018

March Magazine features a piece on 100Kin10’s SXSW EDU session and the local STEM landscape.

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Cutting Through the Complexity: A Roadmap for Effective Collaboration

March 15, 2018

SSIR features a piece on what makes collaborations and networks actually work, including a case study of 100Kin10.

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2018 to See More Emergency Hiring to Cover STEM Teacher Gap

January 22, 2018

THE Journal features a piece on 100Kin10’s 2017 Trends Report.

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The Power of Asking "Why"

January 21, 2018

Inc. features a piece on 100Kin10’s grand challenges approach and how we asked “Why?” until we got to root cause.

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Would Giving STEM Teachers More Leeway to Experiment Keep Them in Schools?

January 18, 2018

EdWeek announces 100Kin10’s STEM Teacher Experimentation Challenge grant recipients.

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100Kin10 Announces Recipients of $1 Million Grant For STEM Teaching Experiments

January 16, 2018

100Kin10 announces $1 million in funding to five recipients for Teacher Experimentation Grants.

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10 Big Insights on Teaching, Learning, and STEM Education: 100Kin10's Trends Report for 2017

January 9, 2018

All year long, we listen, collect information, and connect the dots. For the second year in a row, we’re taking a step back to reflect on what we’ve seen and share our insights with you, to help advance our shared efforts.

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Why the Rewards for Ambitious Problem Solving Are About to Get Bigger

January 8, 2018

HBR features a piece on solving grand challenges, featuring 100Kin10 as an example of getting to the root cause of a problem.

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Systems Change in the Trenches: An Interview with Systems Entrepreneur Talia Milgrom-Elcott

October 10, 2017

Geneva Global interviews 100Kin10 Co-Founder and Executive Director Talia Milgrom-Elcott on what she’s learned as a systems entrepreneur.

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Building on the Buzz: STEM Value and Prioritization in Schools

October 4, 2017

As the school year kicked off, we held a listening session with the 100Kin10 Teacher Forum to better understand teacher members’ experiences with how schools value and prioritize STEM and what’s on their minds as they head back into the classroom.

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100Kin10 Unconferences: Working Together, Regional Partners Lead the Way

September 29, 2017

These local gatherings are participant-directed, with just enough structure to ensure rigorous, deep discussion.

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Announcing Grace Doramus as Director of Strategic Initiatives

September 12, 2017

100Kin10 announces that Grace Doramus as its first Director of Strategic Initiatives, leading the organization’s work to catalyze long-term and systemic change against the grand challenges.

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A STEM Funder’s Latest Cause: Bringing More Experimentation to Classrooms

September 6, 2017

Inside Philanthropy features a piece on 100Kin10’s Empowering Teacher Experimentation Grant.

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It’s More Than Schedules: Teacher Collaboration and Innovative Instruction

July 25, 2017

During a 100Kin10 Teacher Forum listening session, we asked teachers to share their experiences with school environments, systems, and schedules that enable innovative instruction and teacher collaboration. This is what we heard.

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Connecting More Dots: What's Next for a Big STEM Teacher Initiative

July 17, 2017

Inside Philanthrophy features a piece on 100Kin10’s release of the grand challenges system map and networked approach to solve it.

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100Kin10 Launches Roadmap for Improving K-12 STEM Education

July 14, 2017

Philanthropy News Digest features a piece on the grand challenges system map showing how various challenges in STEM education are intricately interconnected.

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STEM Education Is Facing Over 100 Challenges. Can $28 Million Solve Them?

July 13, 2017

Education Week features a piece on the $28 million that 100Kin10 funding partners have committed to help solve the grand challenges in STEM education.

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Biggest Challenges Facing K–12 STEM Ed: PD, Accountability Systems, CS Curricula

July 13, 2017

THE Journal features a piece on the grand challenges system map, created from 2+ years of research and analysis with the support of the 100Kin10 network.

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Nonprofit Reveals $28 Million STEM Education Initiative

July 13, 2017

EdSurge features a piece on the $28 million dollars commited by 100Kin10 funding partners to tackle systemic challenges in the STEM education field.

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100Kin10 Launches the Grand Challenges to STEM Teaching

July 13, 2017

100Kin10 releases the result of over two years of crowd-sourced research and analysis to understand the impediments to getting and keeping great teachers, especially in STEM, that America has faced for decades.

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Partners Selected to Receive $2.4 Million to Improve Early Childhood STEM Ed

January 26, 2017

THE Journal announces Early Childhood STEM Learning Challenge recipients.

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100Kin10 Announces New Grantees in Early-Childhood STEM

January 25, 2017

Ed Week features 100Kin10 Early Childhood STEM Education Challenge grant recipients.

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100Kin10 Announces Recipients of Early Childhood STEM Learning Challenge Grants

January 24, 2017

100Kin10 announces 10 recipients of Early Childhood STEM Learning Challenge grants, totaling $2.4 million in funding.

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Turning the Mirror Around: 100Kin10 Reflects on Trends in STEM and Teaching

January 10, 2017

Our work has always been informed by an ongoing analysis of local, regional, and national trends and opportunities, but we’ve never before shared them publicly - until now.

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Spotlight on New Leaders: Developing Leaders Effectively with Job-Embedded Development and Assessment

December 16, 2016

Last week, New Leaders hosted a virtual conversation with partners about their Emerging Leaders work and how they’ve integrated job-embedded development and assessment into the program.

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Finding Success in Failure: STEM Educators Say Student Risk-Taking Is Key to Real-World Learning

December 14, 2016

The 74 highlights the second iteration of the 100Kin10 Fellowship, which focused on supporting active STEM learning in grades P-3, and its efforts to create space for risk-taking in the classroom.

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BU and AAPT on overcoming roadblocks of introducing engineering to K-12 classrooms

December 2, 2016

How might we better support our teachers in bringing engineering content into the higher grades? Here’s a sneak peek into our next Networked Improvement Community share-out webinar.

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STEM Across the States: Insights from 200 Regional Partners and Allies Coming Together at Back-to-School Breakfasts

November 15, 2016

This fall, approximately 200 partner and ally representatives came together across 8 regions at Back-to-School Breakfasts.

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100Kin10 continues the work of identifying the grand challenges to training and retaining excellent STEM teachers

October 13, 2016

Together with partners, sector leaders, STEM teachers, and other stakeholders, 100Kin10 is mapping the waterfront of the big, system-level challenges that make getting excellent STEM teachers into all classrooms so difficult.

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Spotlight on Urban Teachers: Lessons in Scaling and Financial Sustainability

August 21, 2016

Urban Teachers hosted a virtual conversation with partners about how they have approached two questions central to any organization’s core strategy: scaling and financial sustainability.

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Welcome to the 100Kin10 Partner Progress Series

August 15, 2016

Social change is messy. The path is rarely linear. The inherent ups and downs, successes and failures, learning moments and frustrations together comprise the larger narrative. At 100Kin10, we are no strangers to this ebb and flow.

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Partners, Start your Year Strong at a Back-to-School Breakfast

August 15, 2016

Partners in the network continue addressing challenges at national breakfast event series.

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STEM Moonshot: 100,000 Teachers by 2021

August 4, 2016

MeriTalk features 100Kin10 in ed piece, highlighting how the network works and the Early Childhood STEM Learning Challenge.

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America needs to support STEM education. Here are three ways business can make it happen

July 26, 2016

Talia Milgrom-Elcott, Executive Director and Co-founder of 100Kin10, and Blair Blackwell, Manager of Education and Corporate Programs for Chevron, co-authored an op-ed highlighting three areas as key to making things better for STEM teachers.

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As the race to expand STEM education enters its next lap, here are three ways to recruit and train more teachers

July 25, 2016

Talia Milgrom-Elcott, Executive Director and Co-founder of 100Kin10, writes about STEM teacher recruitment for the Hechinger Report.