Youth Voice: An Invaluable Perspective
“Our generation is set to inherit a complicated world with challenges we did not create; now is the time to start listening to us.” – Henrietta and Emerald, 2022 Flight C
Welcome Back to Afterschool 2023: Five Big STEM Ideas to Supercharge Young Minds
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) can spark curiosity in children that can inspire a lasting love of learning. Interest may start with a project to restore a
Sticks, Stones, Dirt, and Bugs: Summertime Adventures in STEM
I (Linda) enrolled my son in a summer program hosted by our community park’s department in a forest setting. Kyle and his best friend spent their day building forts and hiking th
Engaging Millions of Girls in STEM: The Moonshot Mid-Initiative Report
The Million Girls Moonshot has a single, laser-focused goal–to cultivate one million more girls with an engineering mindset by 2025. As a signature initiative of STEM Next Opport
Budget Appropriations Have Begun – Here’s What You Need to Know
The appropriations process takes a long time. Some years it takes longer than others. The budget process usually kicks off when the President announces budget recommendations in
Youth Employment Works Launch – Centering Young People in Workforce Development Opportunities
On March 9th, the U.S. Department of Labor announced its Youth Employment Works strategy, a vision for how the workforce system serves young people across the country. Youth Employ
“Secret sauce” for Impactful Family Engagement: Our Lessons Learned from a Community of Practice
Family engagement has magical powers that support children’s engagement in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). When families learn and play together, the possibili
Who, How, When, and Where We Talk About Engineering Careers Matters
“A professed interest in STEM careers is a more accurate predictor of pursuing an education and subsequent career than test scores.” (Goodwin. The development of a measure of e
Mentoring 2023: Access Your Superpower and Make the Million Girls Moonshot a Reality
We love starting the new year with a spotlight on mentoring. For this year’s National Mentoring campaign help us reach the Million Girls Moonshot. With the Million Girls Mo
Counting down 2022 with our favorite Federal STEM policy actions
As we close out 2022, STEM Next reflects on some of the big policy opportunities that the year brought for out-of-school time (OST) STEM learning. Just in case you missed any of