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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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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鈥檛 see people like herself in STEM. Now, she鈥檚 making sure her students do.

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What鈥檚 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鈥橠onnell
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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
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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

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16 under 16

America鈥檚 16 Under 16 in STEM鈥擬eet the 2022 Achievers Who鈥檒l Help Build Tomorrow

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

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

When Lydia Denton isn鈥檛 busy inventing, she鈥檚 inspiring young women to chase STEM careers and pursue what they love 鈥渘o matter what others think鈥�

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16 Under 16 in STEM: California Teen鈥檚 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
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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
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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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California Teenager Makes History By Sequencing Genome of His Pet Fish

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

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Changing the Face of STEM 鈥� and Helping Black Students Aim for the Stars

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Author: Bernard A. Harris Jr.
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Why Hate Math?: Brooklyn Sisters鈥� Tutoring Co. Helps Kids Build STEM Identity

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Why Educators Must Defend DEI in the Face of Political Backlash

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How ‘Black Girls Dive’ Empowers Young Women in STEM

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Smithsonian Science Curriculum + Teacher Training = Learning Gains in 3 Subjects

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Greensboro School Is First Public Gaming and Robotics School in the Country

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Dirty Water to Clean: Changing Water Insecurity

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The Great Connector: Why Data Literacy is Vital to Students鈥� Future Success

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How Keeping 8th Graders from Taking Algebra Can Derail Their Futures in STEM

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Tutoring Program in Oakland, Calif. Recruits Parents and Neighbors to Teach Math

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Iowa Science Teacher Uses the Prairie as a Classroom聽

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Girls Face Stereotypes about STEM Abilities as Early as 6, Study Finds

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Q&A: Teacher of the Year on STEM Success in South Central LA Despite Odds

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Poor Teacher Training Partly to Blame for Stalled Engineering Diversity Goals

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Most Hawaii Schools Have Gardens 鈥� But Few Kids Can Eat What They Grow

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UW Professor Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Laurel Demkovich, Washington State Standard
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Nashville Study Finds Major Disconnect Between Black Girls and Mathematics

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Author: Jo Napolitano
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This Hispanic Heritage Month, Encouraging Latino Students to Pursue STEM Careers

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Testing Data Shows Middle Schoolers Are Further Behind in Science Than in 2021

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Author: Kevin Mahnken
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New Indiana All-Girls STEM School Offers Robotics, Aviation 鈥� and Scout Badges

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Helping Children Make Sense of Their World through Science

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Federal Grant Funds Professional Growth for Mississippi Delta STEM Teachers

Simeon Gates
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Beth Fertig, XQ INstitute
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AI in Medicine Graduate Program Approved at University of Alabama at Birmingham

Alander Rocha
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There鈥檚 Already a Solution to the STEM Crisis: It鈥檚 in High Schools

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NYC High School Reimagines Career & Technical Education for the 21st Century

Andrew Bauld
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Kindergarten Math is Often Too Basic. Here鈥檚 Why That鈥檚 a Problem

Holly Korbey, MindSite News
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New York City鈥檚 First Hybrid School Gives Students Flexible, Real-World Learning

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From Toothpaste to Edible QR Codes: Students Present Inventions at STEM Festival

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WATCH: Canada Teen Has a Way to Treat Postpartum Depression With AI and an App

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Author: Jim Fields
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First-Ever National STEM Festival Features 150 Student Inventions

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WATCH: Legos & Rubik鈥檚 Cube Inspired California Teen鈥檚 Homelessness Solution

Jim Fields
Author: Jim Fields
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Solar Spectacle: 12 Questions and Answers About Monday鈥檚 Solar Eclipse

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800 STEM Students Nationwide Gear Up to Launch Weather Balloons on Eclipse Day

Sierra Lyons
Author: Sierra Lyons
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4 Eclipses & Counting 鈥� How a Ballooning Project Lifts U.S. Students in STEM

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Author: Trinity Alicia
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Starting Earlier Will Create Better Student Pipelines into STEM Fields

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Author: Jon Deane
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Coastal Carolina Students to Build Satellite in State’s 1st College Space Program

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Louisiana Teen鈥檚 Stroke-Detecting Invention Recognized in National STEM Contest

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AI Support Can Prevent College Students from Failing STEM Classes, Study Shows

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WATCH: New York Teen Discovers Biomarker to Identify Those at Risk of Suicide

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#DressForSTEM This Thursday: Wearing Purple on Pi Day to Celebrate Women in STEM

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Author: Jim Fields
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Podcast 鈥� Changing the Equation: How to Make Math Class More Meaningful

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Author: Jim Fields
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San Fran Ballot Measure Reflects 10-Year Battle to Reinstate 8th-Grade Algebra

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Author: Jo Napolitano
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A Classroom, From Outer Space

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Oklahoma

Oklahoma State University to Bolster STEM Education with Polytechnic Initiative

Carmen Forman, Oklahoma Voice
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First Civil Rights Data Since COVID Reveals Racial Divide in Advanced Classes

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
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To Get STEM Education to Every Student, Train All New Teachers in Computing

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Texas

University of Texas El Paso Tapped to Lead Center on Hispanic Student Success

Daniel Perez, El Paso Matters
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STEM with a Purpose Sparked Better Learning, and a Patent, for My Rural Students

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Author: Jim Fields
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Students Need to Know Teachers Believe in Them. Tracking Undercuts that Message

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

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

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Hip Hop Is Saving Teen Lives in Minnesota

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

Tim Newcomb
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alabama

Alabama Program Aims to Put More STEM Teachers in State Classrooms

Jemma Stephenson, Alabama Reflector
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From Textiles to Tech: How Rural South Carolina Trains Students for New Industry

Jim Fields & Emmeline Zhao
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