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Girls’ STEM Skills Slipped During COVID. Here’s What to Do

Kuhfield: For girls in STEM, moving forward will require renewed attention to addressing achievement gaps, targeted support and careful monitoring.

Megan Kuhfield, NWEA
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STEM

One Teacher, One Mission: Get More Black Girls Into STEM

Alia Pope, a science and math teacher at eSTEM Public Charter School in Little Rock, Arkansas, didn’t see people like herself in STEM. Now, she’s making sure her students do.

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higher education
higher education

What’s a College Degree Worth? It Depends on the Major

Degrees in petroleum engineering top earnings, while early childhood education is at the bottom, a Georgetown study found. Search 152 majors here.

Patrick O’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell
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commentary

Why Being a Black, Female Science Teacher Matters So Much to Students Who Look Like Me

Educator's view: Diversity in teaching and STEM is not just about who stands at the front of the classroom, but about who kids believe they can become

Alia Pope
Author: Alia Pope
commentary
commentary

Building Sustainable STEM Pathways Requires Trust, Collaboration

When communities feel seen, heard and valued, they become co-architects of change.

Bianca Alvarado, EdSource

16 UNDER 16 IN STEM

16 under 16
16 under 16

America’s 16 Under 16 in STEM—Meet the 2022 Achievers Who’ll Help Build Tomorrow

A nationwide search has revealed some of the country’s most impressive teen thinkers and doers. Read (and share) their stories below

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STEM Superstars
STEM Superstars
STEM Superstars

16 Under 16 in STEM: A Teen Inventor Aims to Get More Girls Into STEM Careers

When Lydia Denton isn’t busy inventing, she’s inspiring young women to chase STEM careers and pursue what they love “no matter what others think”

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STEM Superstars
STEM Superstars
STEM Superstars

16 Under 16 in STEM: California Teen’s Medical Focus Inspires Care For Neighbors

A new transplant to San Jose, 16-year-old Sydney Vaughn volunteered to lead a project to tackle medical care for the homeless in her new community

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STEM Superstars
STEM Superstars
STEM Superstars

16 Under 16 in STEM: A New York Teen Advocates for New-Age Farming Through Film

Steven Hoffen increases awareness and education about hydroponic farming for urban and arid areas through filmmaking and a nonprofit

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STEM Superstars
STEM Superstars
STEM Superstars

16 Under 16 in STEM: NJ Teen Employs Tech for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Kavya Venkatesan believes innovation and STEM can solve social issues affecting everything from bias in healthcare to sustainability

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STEM Superstars

California Teenager Makes History By Sequencing Genome of His Pet Fish

California teen Indeever Madireddy was the first to ever submit an angelfish’s genetic code to the National Library of Medicine.

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Opinion

STEM with a Purpose Sparked Better Learning, and a Patent, for My Rural Students

Tom Jenkins
Author: Tom Jenkins
STEM Superstars

WATCH: California Teen’s App Is Inspiring Girls & Young Women to Go Into STEM

Jim Fields
Author: Jim Fields
opinion

Students Need to Know Teachers Believe in Them. Tracking Undercuts that Message

Katey Arrington
Author: Katey Arrington
Opinion

Finding ‘Lost Einsteins’ Means Fixing K-5 Science, Especially in Rural Schools

Jeanne McCarty
Author: Jeanne McCarty
Science of math

As Test Scores Crater, Debate Over Whether There’s a ‘Science’ to Math Recovery

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
Opinion

The Future is STEM — But Without Enough Students, the U.S. Will Be Left Behind

Mark Schneider
Author: Mark Schneider
future of high school

Credit Hours Are a Relic of the Past. How States Must Disrupt High School — Now

Russlynn Ali & Timothy F.C. Knowles
Video

Alaska Natives Are Claiming Their Seat at the Table

Emmeline Zhao & Jim Fields
Future of High School

Around the World, Teens Raise Fish for School Lunch, Turn Cooking Oil to Fuel

Chris Terrill
Author: Chris Terrill
Innovative High Schools

Hip Hop Is Saving Teen Lives in Minnesota

Jim Fields & Emmeline Zhao
STEM education

Black Girls Do STEM Opens Worlds of Opportunity for St. Louis Middle Schoolers

Tim Newcomb
Author: Tim Newcomb
Opinion

Elementary School Kids Get Just 18 Minutes of Science a Day. That Has to Change

Serena McCalla
Author: Serena McCalla
alabama

Alabama Program Aims to Put More STEM Teachers in State Classrooms

Jemma Stephenson, Alabama Reflector
st. louis

Reading, Writing, Woodworking: A St. Louis Hub for Teaching Girls Key Skills

Lauren Wagner
Author: Lauren Wagner
Innovative High Schools

High School 2.0: These Teens Build Drones, Research Cancer & Try Out Careers

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
Innovative High Schools

From Textiles to Tech: How Rural South Carolina Trains Students for New Industry

Jim Fields & Emmeline Zhao
Curriculum

New Mexico Teacher, Once a Lab Scientist, Applies Real Science to Lessons

Othell Begay
Events

Video: How Purdue Polytechnic HS Prepares Indiana Teens for High-Tech Careers

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Events

How an Indiana High School Is Preparing Kids for Careers in STEM & a New Economy

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Curriculum

Louisiana Grad Returns to Old Middle School: ‘I Wish I Had Been Taught This Way’

Robert Emery Godke
Montana

Students Learn About Space Force, Then Get Letter From VP Harris

Darrell Ehrlick, Daily Montanan
math

LA Looks to Expand Popular Math Program Without Clear Evidence of Effectiveness

Will Callan
Curriculum

Kentucky District Devastated by Tornado Is a National Model for Science Teaching

Susheela Valdez & Amanda Henson
STEM

California Teen, a ‘16 Under 16 in STEM’, Gets a Big Surprise on The Kelly Clarkson Show

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ESSER III

In Oklahoma, Squad of College Students Lead Math Recovery

Marianna McMurdock
Author: Marianna McMurdock
Curriculum

Louisiana District Ravaged by Hurricane & COVID is Bouncing Back with Science

Ann Hodson
innovation

How One Florida Mom Built a School, Just for Her Son

Jim Fields & Emmeline Zhao
math instruction

Parents Rate Math Crucial to Kids’ Success — But Say It Needs an Update

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
Curriculum

In California, ‘Slow and Steady’ Is Winning With a Tougher Science Curriculum

Nicole DiRanna
STEM

16-Year-Old Pilot’s Smartphone App Helps Women, People of Color Get Into Flying

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