Articles tagged with 'Education in the Neighborhood' | State Farm

Grant from State Farm helps prepare students in the Illinois Neurodiversity Initiative for the workplace.Learn more here on aces.illinois.edu.

State Farm Scholars’ graduation from Perimeter College is a testament to her late mother. Read Onyeokoro’s full story here.

As State Farm is celebrating its 100th Anniversary, the University of Illinois reflected on the significant impacts The State Farm Companies Foundation® made on the campus through investments in students, participating in interdisciplinary research, …

Mark Carr turned his high school vocational technical training into a successful State Farm® career as an appraiser on the estimatics team in P&C Claims. Mark is a 23-year employee who began his automotive career installing windshields in a body …

State Farm believes education is critical for healthy, vibrant communities. Access to an education helps everyone reach their greatest potential.  These stories demonstrate that commitment and the people and programs that are providing …

The first cohort of State Farm scholars graduated Georgia State University in May. State Farm Education Assist® was integral to their academic experience and success. We can't wait to see where their journeys lead as they begin their …

More than one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, young people across the U.S. are struggling. Two-thirds say the pandemic has adversely affected their work life, with stark differences by race and gender.Many are financially strained, emotionally …

There's still snow on the ground in upstate New York.But 4th grade teacher Jessica Monaco and her students are excitedly thinking about summer. By then, the expansion of the outdoor education space at Royalton-Hartland Elementary will be …

Learning to support our own emotional and social needs during the pandemic has been hard enough. Imagine adding the stress of teaching a classroom of students to do the same, in real-time, often remotely when uncertainty abounds. Most of us cannot …

Do you know how you get a robot to tell a story?The fourth graders at DeSales Catholic School in Lockport, NY, do. They use color to “code” their Ozobots to help them demonstrate reading comprehension to their teacher Jake Weiland.To get his …

Everyone loves a tasty treat. And let’s face it, we are all snacking more during the pandemic! Kim Velasco’s Basic Life Skills students range in age from 5-21. Cooking class is a perfect at-home or in-person learning activity for all her special …

Hardly a day goes by without media or companies reporting on a new cyberattack. Whether it is spyware, malware, or stolen data, information and privacy is constantly at risk. Now more than ever, understanding and preventing hackers and cyberthieves …