Youth spend the majority of their time – more than 80% of their waking hours – outside the classroom, leaving space for informal learning programs to leverage existing national infrastructure to reach more youth with STEM experiences that build skills, change narratives, and nurture interest.
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Launched in 2020, the Million Girls Moonshot is a five-year initiative of STEM Next Opportunity Fund aimed at engaging millions more girls and youth across
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