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Bringing Better STEM Education to the Rural South

Edsurge

Now the STEM curriculum is poised to enter high school classrooms in the rural South. They administered surveys to teachers and students and developed assessments that were given when the program started and after it ended. Other challenges seem to have set back STEM education, too.

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Here’s why STEM Career Days are a great idea

eSchool News

The findings not only highlight the benefits of college recruiters introducing high school students to STEM-related opportunities, but they can also help increase and diversify the STEM workforce in the United States.

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Building a representative STEM pipeline needs to start in kindergarten

eSchool News

These numbers are reflective of the broader STEM community and related career fields, including scientists and mathematicians. Women, for instance, make up only 28 percent of the STEM workforce, whereas Black, Hispanic, and Asian adults combined make up only 30 percent. The number of U.S. The number of U.S.

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STEM learning offers unique rewards, despite challenges

eSchool News

public schools and their communities enjoy from STEM programs were underscored in a new survey conducted among some of the nation’s leading middle and high school STEM educators. educators who led their school’s efforts in entering the company’s annual Solve for Tomorrow STEM competition , which is currently in its 13th year.

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Report Reveals Barriers for Women in IT

EdTech Magazine

The organizations surveyed 400 individuals in tech and IT positions with the goal of understanding and addressing the barriers women face in tech and ultimately encouraging more girls at the K–12 level to pursue STEM careers. Per the report, 60 percent of women who studied computer science were encouraged by a…

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

The Hechinger Report

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. By first grade, many children already believe boys are more interested than girls in engineering, the study found.

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STEM, STEAM, and makerspaces–oh my!

eSchool News

By now, we’ve all heard about STEM, the acronym for science, technology, engineering, and math education. Most people have heard of STEAM, which includes arts education along with STEM and allows students to be more creative in their exploration of more technical subjects. STEM and STEAM.

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