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Turn Your Career Goals Into a Plan Choosing a career is about more than selecting a job. It is an opportunity to think intentionally about your interests, strengths, skills, experiences, and the type of work you hope to pursue in the future. This month's Career Scholarship Spotlight features the Love Your Career Scholarship, a $1,000 scholarship designed for college students who are thinking seriously about their career interests and future goals. Offered by JonesTshirts.com,

Investing in Tomorrow's Public Service Leaders Communities thrive when dedicated leaders choose careers in public service. Whether serving in education, government, nonprofit organizations, public health, environmental policy, national security, or public administration, these professionals help strengthen the institutions that shape our daily lives. This week's Scholarship Spotlight features the Harry S. Truman Scholarship, one of the nation's most prestigious scholarships f

Funding Opportunity for Women Pursuing Engineering and Technology Careers Engineering and technology continue to shape the future of our world. From designing sustainable infrastructure and advancing artificial intelligence to strengthening cybersecurity and developing next-generation technologies, these industries depend on innovative thinkers prepared to solve complex challenges. This week's Scholarship Spotlight features the Endeavour Women in Tech Engineering Scholarship,

Funding Opportunity for Women Advancing or Changing Their Careers Pursuing a new career path often requires additional education, professional certifications, or graduate study. While these opportunities can open doors to higher-paying careers and greater professional fulfillment, the cost of continuing education can present a significant challenge. This week's Career Grant Spotlight features the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Career Development Grants, a lon

The Case for SEL-to-Social Studies in STREAMSS Education: Should SEL Be Optional or a Discipline? As classrooms evolve to meet the demands of a rapidly changing world, educators, policymakers, and researchers should be increasingly asking a critical question: what role should Social Emotional Learning (SEL) play in education? More specifically, should SEL be treated as an elective, something students opt into, or should it be positioned as a core discipline embedded within th

In recent years, educational frameworks such as STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics), STEAM (adding the Arts), STEAMS (adding Social Studies), STREAM (adding Reading), and now STREAMSS (Science, Technology, Reading or Research, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies) have been proposed and used to varying degrees. Today we analyze STREAMSS in two versions- for Grades K-6, where “R” stands for Reading , and for Grades 7-12, where “R” stands for Research

As learners move beyond elementary grades, the demands of education shift. On Sept 14, 2025, STEAMS Central Inc. announced its new activity cycle, STREAMSS Curriculum. It adds reading as a standalone discipline, to expand support to English Language Arts, making reading a priority. In this new K-6 pedagogy, an R is added to STEAMS, expanding it to STREAMSS, which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies (social justice). In primary ed