EnCorps and Sony Pictures Entertainment Executives Take the Stage at TECH UP FOR WOMEN™ to Discuss STEM Education
At TECH UP FOR WOMEN™ in New York City, Sherry Lansing, Founder and Current Board Chair at EnCorps and CEO of The Sherry Lansing Foundation, is joined on stage by Stacy Green, EVP and Chief People Officer at Sony Pictures Entertainment to discuss how EnCorps’ unique STEM Teachers Program is enriching STEM education.
The EnCorps STEM Teachers Program recruits and supports science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) professionals to transition to STEM teaching in underresourced schools.
EnCorps Announces $100K Donation from City National Bank to Grow STEMx Expert Tutors Program
EnCorps Inc, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit, is excited to announce that City National Bank has donated $100,000 to expand the EnCorps STEMx Tutors Program. EnCorps STEMx Expert Tutors are science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) professionals who volunteer to virtually tutor students, in under-resourced middle schools, who are falling behind in math.
EnCorps Launches Hybrid Math Tutoring for Sixth Graders To Counter COVID Learning Loss
EnCorps, Inc. is proud to announce the kick-off of a hybrid model for its STEMx Expert Tutors Program, a program that began in 2020-21 to counter the COVID-related math learning loss for students of color in under-resourced communities.
EnCorps Welcomes Two New Board Members With Extensive STEM Education and Industry Expertise
The EnCorps STEM Teachers Program is excited to announce the addition of two new board members with deep STEM education and industry knowledge: Barbara Shannon, Ed.D and Julian Arthur Lewis, MSc, CM, CTE.
EnCorps Is Awarded $2.8M California STEM Teacher Recruitment Grant
The EnCorps STEM Teachers Program was recently awarded a four year $2.8M California STEM Teacher Recruitment Grant. With the additional funding, EnCorps aims to transition 700 Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) professionals on a path to teaching in Title 1 schools, focusing on districts with a high number of disadvantaged students and the highest demand for STEM teachers.
EnCorps Expands STEM Teaching Fellowship to New York City
The EnCorps STEM Teachers Program has expanded the STEM Teaching Fellowship to New York City! In partnership with the New York Academy of Sciences, EnCorps will be recruiting, preparing and supporting outstanding STEM professionals as they transition to teaching to close achievement gaps for students in low income communities.
EnCorps Welcomes New Board Member Steve Poizner
Renowned Silicon Valley entrepreneur, venture capitalist, former California Insurance Commissioner and White House Fellow, as well as co-founder of the California Charter Schools Association, EdVoice, and founder of the Healthcare Consumer Rights Foundation brings a wealth of experience and vision to EnCorps.
Closing the Skills and Gender Gap In Engineering
In the United States, there is a massive shortage of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teachers, which is impacting student learning and, thus, the STEM workforce of the future.
EnCorps Founder and Executive Director featured in Many Facets
EnCorps STEM Teachers Program is proud to join women from across the country to release Many Facets: America’s Women Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment.
Industry Leaders Make an Impact on Computer Science Access and Equity
California is a leader in the tech economy, and yet, just 39% of California schools offer computer science education and there are large equity gaps in access. EnCorps Teacher, Joshua Stempel, recently began the Fellow-Led Computer Science Community of Practice to focus on translating Fellows’ real-world STEM experience into engaging and equitable computer science pedagogy.