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How is STEM Education Shaping the Future of our Science Classes?

EdNews Daily

As more school districts focus on STEM education, there is room to improve. What is STEM education? Simply, it stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). STEM education promotes a realm of benefits. Educators, parents, and communities can emerge students into STEM opportunities.

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Want to Solve our STEM Skills Problem? Bring in the Professionals

Digital Promise

Recent Australian studies show there’s a decline in student participation in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects in high school. We want more of our students to take up STEM in schools and universities so we have a steady stream of graduates skilled in these areas for the future.

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Let’s invest in black kids who pursue STEM the way we do black kids on the football field

The Hechinger Report

Photo: Andre Perry for The Hechinger Report. In a crowded hotel lobby in New Orleans the day after Thanksgiving, primary and secondary students and playful adults threw paper planes towards a target for a prize of $50. Photo: Andre Perry forThe Hechinger Report. So too must STEM be present in our perceptions of black talent.

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OPINION: Why school shutdowns are a disaster for science classes

The Hechinger Report

Such closures have a disastrous impact on education in STEM subjects: science, technology, engineering and math. Even before the pandemic, STEM achievement gaps in K-12 schools were significant. Unsurprisingly, such foundational STEM disparities extend far beyond secondary school education.

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First nationwide look at racial breakdown of career education confirms deep divides

The Hechinger Report

In Nevada, just 4 percent of students who took a career-oriented science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) course in the 2019-20 school year — 88 students total — were Black, even though Black students make up more than 11 percent of the state’s public school enrollment.

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How one district has diversified its advanced math classes — without the controversy

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Shane Bevel for The Hechinger Report Until recently, however, students in Union’s advanced math classes remained mostly white. Credit: Shane Bevel for The Hechinger Report Enrollment data suggest the effort to make higher-level math accessible to more students had started to yield results before the pandemic.

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Notes from the 2015 Iowa STEM Summit

Dangerously Irrelevant

Here are my notes from today’s 2015 Iowa STEM Summit … Welcome , Lt. STEM should be a catalyst for active learning. Launching a STEM Council Seal of Approval for programs (e.g. Over 5,100 applications were submitted for STEM Scale-Up Grants. Numerous STEM externships are available for teachers.

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