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What I learned about STEM from the LORD Corporation
by Will Prettyman

What I learned about STEM from the LORD Corporation

Shiny trinkets are shiny.

On the first day of the New Schools Project Summer Institute for 2012, I had the pleasure of seeing STEM in action at the LORD Corporation. This was my first true experience with STEM in education and it was enlightening.

Going into the LORD Corporation global headquarters in Cary, NC, I had no clue about this company. Essentially they develop

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North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives See a Bright Future
by Nelle Hotchkiss

North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives See a Bright Future

Shiny trinkets are shiny.

Fractions, decimals, percentages.  Precision, efficiency, reliability.  Applied mathematics, science, technology. All are fundamental to the daily operations of NC’s 26 electric cooperatives and are key to providing our members with the power they require for their homes and businesses.

The path of electricity looks pretty straightforward in pictures.  In reality,

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