There are few places in the United States that are as frequently challenged by the immediate and increasingly urgent impacts of climate change as New Orleans, Louisiana.
Mark Parsons envisioned and founded the Consortium for Research and Robotics (CRR) in the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 2014, and has since departed to start New Bedford Research and Robotics (NBRR) in New Bedford, MA.
Over the last few years, change has been rapid, unprecedented, and unpredictable - and students, teachers, and parents have all had to figure out how to share the burden of increasingly complex learning environments together.
As we transition into the new year, I’m grateful for the chance to reflect on the lessons and insights that have guided our work during another year of unprecedented change.
In response to the growing relevance of coding and computer programming to lucrative industries, we’ve seen a proliferation of learn-to-code initiatives and boot camps that prepare students for careers as programmers and computer scientists.
Siegel Family Endowment is proud to introduce our first cohort of incredible researchers and academics who make up the foundation’s new partner research fellowship program.
As Siegel Family Endowment continues to invest in reimagining the education system, we’re supporting organizations that reconsider what should be taught in a more future-resilient and inclusive system.
For the last four years, Siegel Family Endowment has worked with Peer 2 Peer University (P2PU) as it has expanded the scope, scale, and focus of its community-driven education programming.