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Million Girls Moonshot: Six Ideas for a Summer of STEM
Read morePhoto Credit: The 50 State Afterschool NetworkSummer is coming. So is the search for ideas to support summer learning. Let’s not let stereotypes hold us back …
Choosing to Challenge for Girls in STEM
Read moreOn March 8th, International Women's Day 2021, we are asked “What will we do to help forge a gender equal world?” At STEM Next Opportunity Fund, we take this ch…
Introduce a Girl to Engineering 2021
Read moreIntroduce a Girl to Engineering Day 2021 is like no other. Girl Day may be different this year, but it does not have to limit your options.
Mentor Challenge
Read moreStarting the new year with a spotlight on mentoring is a good thing. For this year’s National Mentoring campaign we need to do more. More than ever before, our…
Million Girls Moonshot Sparks STEM Imaginations
Read more11 Affordable Holiday Gift Ideas for GirlsPhoto credit: kite_rinBuilding sets, science kits, computer games, robots. Who receives these gifts for the holidays …
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Families Are Essential in the STEM Learning Ecosystem
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COVID-19 Requires Us to Reimagine Family Engagement
Read moreIn this blog we share seven practices to support families in this next generation of family engagement. Guiding questions are written to help funders as they p…
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NEWS RELEASE: Tech and philanthropic leaders launch Million Girls Moonshot to close the gender gap in STEM
Read moreThe Intel Foundation and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation have joined STEM Next Opportunity Fund and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation to launch the Mil…
We Grieve and We Commit
Read moreI and my colleagues at STEM Next grieve for George Floyd and his family. We grieve for Breonna Taylor, Tamir Rice, Philando Castile, Botham Jean, Michael Brown…
Supporting Families and COVID-19: We’ve Got to Get This Right
Read moreBy Linda Kekelis and Ron Ottinger Bedtime MathThese are challenging times as we deal with the COVID-19 health crisis and disruptions in work, schools, and comm…
