by Knol Aust | Mar 8, 2016 | Blog
Alex Mullen at the MWB office. Photo by Tate Nations. Alex Mullen is a medical student at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine who, in 2015, became the first American to win the World Memory Championships, ranking as the highest point scorer in the...
by Knol Aust | Feb 9, 2016 | Blog
Downtown Yonkers, New York. Photo by Flickr user samsebeskazal. Public education in Mississippi has been and will continue to be a hot topic for discussion in our state. Clearly, improving the college and career readiness of Mississippi students is a critical factor...
by Knol Aust | Feb 14, 2014 | Blog
Jon Mattingly is the co-founder of Kodable, an iOS app that teaches basic computer programming concepts to young children. We talked about the Kodable app, why kids should learn to code, and the potential computer science education offers for economic development in...
by Knol Aust | Feb 8, 2014 | Blog
Mitchel Resnick, PhD, is a LEGO Papert Professor of Learning Research and director of the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at MIT Media Lab. His research group developed the “programmable brick” technology that inspired LEGO MindStorms robotics kits. More...
by Knol Aust | Jan 28, 2014 | Blog
Cameron Wilson is the COO and VP of government affairs at Code.org.¬†We spoke about Code.org’s work to expand computer science education in the U.S., including their wildly successful Hour of Code initiative. Currently more than 24 million students have...