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Overcoming obstacles and transforming STEM education in Jamaica

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

Overcoming obstacles and transforming STEM education in Jamaica By Zoe Sweet “All I wanted to do was make an impact that will transform the education system in Jamaica,” says Kavelle Hylton , a 2022 YLAI Fellow and founder of STEM Builders Learning Hub. She continued to network to get the support that she needed.

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The Achilles Heel of Startup Ecosystems

This is going to be BIG.

They’re building campuses, districts, buildings, spaces, as well as running new educational efforts and contests—basically anything they can think of to foster the growth of new and innovative companies. but the connections are not being made to support the funds that are supposed to be funding all these local startups.

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Creating a forever home for this Trinidadian community and the endangered animals within it

Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

While completing my undergrad studies, a group of friends and I started a wildlife rescue organization, Endangered Species Treatment, Rehabilitation, and Education Centre (ESTREC). The need for education on biodiversity, as well as the care of injured animals, also drove me to create ROAR. What are your aspirations with ROAR?

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How to Kick Start Your Community’s Startup Scene

Both Sides of the Table

Cincinnati, like many startup communities in the US over the past 5 years, has revitalized important regions in its urban core, created accelerators, built co-working facilities, pooled together angel capital, attracted VCs, involved educational institutions and solicited the help of important corporations in a more cohesive ecosystem.

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Volunteer At TEALS NYC

A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

TEALS is a longstanding program supported by Microsoft where software engineers assist in computer science instruction in K12 schools. TEALS came to NYC in 2013 and has been helping kids learn computer science in NYC schools ever since. I have been blogging about and advocating TEALS for over eight years now.

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Miami-based Ironhack raises $20 million for its coding bootcamps as demand for coders continues

TechCrunch

Last year, Lambda School raised $74 million for its coding education program. We believe that practical skills training, a supportive global community and career development programs can give everyone, regardless of their education or employment history, the ability to write their stories through technology,” said Quiñones.

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The Startups and Investors Bringing Voice Tech to Healthcare

Dream It

Boston Children’s Hospital has piloted or promoted dozens of voice applications and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has supported the development of platforms like Sopris Health and Aiva Health. In 2017, Medscape surveyed more than 14,000 physicians and found that 51% of them reported burnout, up from the 40% in 2013.