The National Science Foundation has provided Michigan State University a $5.7 million to equip computers in better evaluating the writing of students in science and engineering classes.
The grant intends to help retain more students who are enrolled in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). With the new program, it will allow evaluation of students' written responses to homework, quiz and test questions.
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William D. Eggers and Paul Macmillan of Dowser write about the social entrepreneurs slowly and steadily dirsupting the world of philanthropy. According to Forbes, philanthropy disruptors are those that believe “no one company is so vital that it can’t be replaced and no single business model too perfect to upend.”