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24 Jul

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Two sad truths about the state of education in the United States: Our K-12 students are trailing those of other nations, and there aren’t enough homegrown pupils focused on STEM. With this in mind, one would think our leading universities would welcome exceptional applicants who demonstrated strength in subjects like science and math. Sadly, this isn’t the case for all Americans.

23 Jul

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A new group for professionals in Des Moines will have its first meeting next month. Antoinette Stevens, who does IT work at Principal Financial Group, has started Black Urban Professionals. She said the group is dedicated to celebrating the city's diverse talent. The meetup is not tech- or startup-centric. It's also not limited to black professionals, Stevens said.

21 Jul

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The nation's chief technology officer bounds into the cavernous U.S. Capitol Visitors Center with the fresh eyes of a tourist and immediately notices that few of the statues are of women. "I always notice these things because they send a message," said Megan Smith, just nine months into her job as President Obama's top policy adviser on technology. The message is that women aren't a big part of American history. And subtle as it may be, the impression feeds into a vast reservoir of cultural signals that ultimately hold women back, she says.

20 Jul

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Stephen Henderson speaks with Michael Evans from Loveland Technologies and PishPosh.tv about NPR’s All Tech Considered‘s #RaceOnTech campaign, which highlights the diverse community of innovators in science and technology. As a part of the program, a dozen of the best and brightest chosen by NPR will be live-tweeting a day in their life this week. Evans was nominated by NPR’s Michel Martin to participate in the Twitter chat. He comes in the studio to speak about his experience in the tech world.