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Researchers looked at how early STEM stereotypes begin for kids. They found them every step of the way.

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That stereotype can impact girls’ willingness to participate in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) classes and activities, and even affect career choices down the road. Interestingly, the research revealed that stereotypes about who is interested in STEM are stronger than stereotypes about STEM ability.

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This STEM-focused district hands out paychecks along with report cards

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A robot built by students to research endangered frogs in Lake Titicaca, in Peru, being tested in June, 2016, by Lindsey Hamblin (left), then a Skyline High School senior, and Callie Meyers, then a Skyline junior. The project that has caused the biggest splash came from the Innovation Center’s aquatic robotics team. LONGMONT, Colo. —

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Report: Declining Community College Enrollment Worries Workforce Experts

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Community college enrollment declined 11 percent nationwide between 2012 and 2017, according to new research from the Southern Regional Education Board, a drop that may signal workforce trouble ahead as more jobs require advanced skills and credentials.

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An urban charter school achieves a fivefold increase in the percentage of its black and Latino graduates who major in STEM

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Related: Pathways to jobs of the future opening via summer STEM programs. Yet for years, students like McGee had limited exposure to the world of STEM, or science, technology, engineering and math. Like a good STEM student, Mann started by doing his own research project. Photo: Stuart Miller.

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Black Girls CODE Opens Tech Exploration Lab at Google Headquarters

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Today, Black Girls CODE, the non-profit organization dedicated to teaching girls ages 7-17 about computer programming and technology, cut the ribbon on its redesigned New York Tech Exploration Lab that’s co-located within its existing East Coast office within Google’s New York headquarters.

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How ‘Learning Engineering’ Hopes to Speed Up Education

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In recent years, Simon’s ideas have found new traction, thanks to new computing technologies that would have seemed alien in the ’60s. Mathematics lecture at the Helsinki University of Technology. Only 58% of students who started college in 2012 had graduated 6 years later. Acuitus’s earliest client was the U.S.

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Identifying the Top Four Challenges in K-12 Education

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Across the country, schools are adopting new approaches to teaching and learning in order to prepare students for life in a technology-rich world. This is important, as students who are not engaged in learning are more likely to drop out of school ( APA , 2012). Kelsey is the Research Communications Manager at Digital Promise.

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