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Promising Practice for Engaging Families: Spotlight 01
Read moreWe begin this series with promising practices that welcome parents and caregivers to our STEM work. Family engagement at its best starts with listening to pare…
- By Linda Kekelis and Kara Sammet in News, Original Resources, Practice, Research and Resources, Stories on
Early Wins and Lessons Learned: How the Bay Area STEM Ecosystem Engages Families
Read moreIn this case study, Drs. Kekelis and Sammet highlight the work of the Bay Area STEM Ecosystem, which aims to increase equity and access to STEM learning opport…
Changing the Game for Families in STEM
Read moreIn my years as the Executive Director of the Noyce Foundation, and now continuing the Noyce legacy through the STEM Next Opportunity Fund, we’ve learned what w…
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We Need to Give Low-Income Kids a Chance at High-Tech Futures, and After-School Programs Can Help
Read moreAfter-school and summer learning programs are an important place for our nation’s youth to gain these skills, especially youth from low-income households and g…
STEM Next Strategy in Action: Young People Talk about STEM at Boys & Girls Clubs
Read moreSTEM Next aims to make STEM come alive for young people, so they can discover their interests and passions and gain valuable skills for the future. STEM Next a…
Trump’s new budget seeks to end funding for afterschool and other STEM education programs
Read moreThe Trump Administration has decided to double-down on funding cuts in education that would be devastating for the millions of young people and their families …
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Upcoming Events. Sign Me Up.
Read moreNationwide STEM events from May to October.
May 2017: A message from Ron
Read moreEarlier this month, Ron talked with Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls about the importance of STEM learning in afterschool and how the burden of the President’s propos…
How to Integrate STEM into Early Childhood Education
Read moreTwo important new reports on early childhood STEM call for action to support teachers, engage parents, build public awareness, and invest in research.
Recognizing Excellent STEM Mentoring Programs
Read moreResearch led by Techbridge and others has found that mentoring is a critically important strategy for supporting underserved and underrepresented students to s…
