Today’s K-12 students are facing an existential crisis, and they are painfully aware of it: Climate change is scarring the planet—a consequence of the industrial economies that have developed over ...

Since the National Science Foundation coined the acronym STEM in 2001, K–12 educators have been refining their approaches to science, technology, engineering and math. STEAM emerged around 2006 to ...

Arguably so—and solving this disconnect requires innovative strategies to equip students for STEM careers better. Enter undergraduate research (UR). This powerful initiative plays a pivotal role in ...

“Our whole mission here is to introduce students, parents and teachers to opportunities that they wouldn’t normally have in a traditional education setting,” Brian Leftridge, the Science, Technology, ...

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All too often, female students are underrepresented in STEM classes. As a result, girls and young women have a hard time exploring the subjects and picturing themselves in related roles. Some progress ...

On today’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science, only a few nations have reached parity in tertiary STEM education. Numbers from a UNESCO database show that a majority of countries, ...

A newly proposed framework outlines how China can develop a localized model of STEM education that aligns with national curriculum while preserving the core principles of STEM. This Chinese-style ...

As headlines screaming about acute shortages of scientists, technicians or engineers arise on a near-monthly basis, the finger of blame for the so-called STEM skills gap is often pointed at ...