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Allison Mishkin: Reflections on 15 Years of the Joan Ganz Cooney Center

by Allison Mishkin
March 6, 2023

I started working at the Cooney Center out of college and grew to be the Research and Program Manager for the National STEM Video Game Challenge—a role that took me

Behind the Scenes at the White House Early STEM Learning Symposium

by Administrator
April 28, 2016

It’s not every day you get an invitation to The White House. (I’ll admit it: I’m definitely going to put my invitation in an acid-free, archival album for my children

Remarks at the White House Summit on Early Education

by Administrator
December 10, 2014

On December 10, 2014, President Obama hosted the White House Summit on Early Education. Michael Levine was invited to participate in a panel on Equity and Excellence in the Earliest

National STEM Video Game Winners at the White House Science Fair

by Christa Avampato
April 24, 2013

From a water filtration system powered by a stationary bike to a writing system that aids those afflicted by neurological hand tremors, the White House was brimming with the creations

What We Don’t Know, and What We Need to Know, About the Effects of Video Game Violence

by Cheryl K. Olson, Sc.D.
January 18, 2013

Every parent and concerned citizen in the U.S. has been following the national conversation about the need for an urgent and balanced response to the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary

2012 National STEM VIdeo Game Challenge Announced at White House Today

by Catherine Jhee
September 15, 2011

The Joan Ganz Cooney Center and E-Line Media were at the White House today, where U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the launch of the new Digital Promise Initiative.

New National Digital Learning Plan for the Everywhere Kids

by Marj Kleinman
November 18, 2010

The final version of the National Education Technology Plan was unveiled on Tuesday, outlining the transition from digital classrooms to other platforms–long overdue. Read Fred Belmont’s HuffPo piece, Obama’s New

Apps for Healthy Kids Winners Announced!

by Marj Kleinman
October 1, 2010

On Wednesday, the White House announced the winners of the Apps for Healthy Kids competition ― part of the First Lady’s Let’s Move! campaign. Our Executive Director, Michael H. Levine,

White House Announces National STEM Video Game Challenge!

by Marj Kleinman
September 16, 2010

President Obama is announcing our National STEM Video Game Challenge today at 3:15pm EST. Tune in to the LIVE Webcast. Inspired by the “Educate to Innovate” campaign, President Obama’s

STEM Video Game Competition

by Cooney Center Team
June 2, 2010

Reprinted from the January 2010 Cooney Center Bits Newsletter:Supporting President Obama’s call for a renewed focus on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, the Joan Ganz Cooney Center and

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