Changing the Game for Families in STEM
In my years as the Executive Director of the Noyce Foundation, and now continuing the Noyce legacy through the…
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We Need to Give Low-Income Kids a Chance at High-Tech Futures, and After-School Programs Can Help
After-school and summer learning programs are an important place for our nation’s youth to gain these skills, especially youth…
May 2017: A message from Ron
Earlier this month, Ron talked with Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls about the importance of STEM learning in afterschool and…
Trump Administration’s Budget Would Devastate Afterschool STEM Learning Opportunities For Our Nation’s Youth
President Trump’s proposed budget cuts to afterschool programs would deny millions of American youth the opportunity to engage in…
STEM Ready America: A Compendium
On Wednesday, March 1, new resources and research was released, highlighting how afterschool programs can provide gains in critical workforce…
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States receive new grants to improve career pathway programs
The Council of Chief State School Officers and JPMorgan Chase & Co. have awarded $20 million to ten states…
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STEM Learning Ecosystems Initiative opens applications for 3rd cohort; releases early assessments
The STEM Learning Ecosystems Initiative, led by STEM Next and supported by the STEM Funders Network, is now accepting…
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Current funding opportunities
New York Life Foundation Aim High Grant Program.Deadline: February 17$2 million to be awarded to middle school afterschool, summer…
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Every Hour Counts STEM Institute: A message from Ron
On January 12 and 13th I had the pleasure of joining STEM leaders from seven cities in Nashville Tennessee…
Focus Moves to States to Advance STEM in Out-of-School Time
The new Every Student Succeeds Act moves states to the forefront on education policy and resource allocation. Taking advantage…
Collaborations Power Computer Science Education
Happy Computer Science Education Week! Maybe you had the chance to join one of the 155,000+ CS Ed Week/Hour…
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Mon., Dec. 5, 2016 - Noon ET, 9:00 AM PT - Twitter chat.Join a twitter chat hosted by the National…
A Success Story
In October, ExpandED Schools and the Pinkerton Foundation jointly released a brief entitled From Meeting to Impact: How One…
Every Hour Counts Announces Grant Recipients
Image credit: Every Hour CountsIn October, with support from STEM Next, Every Hour Counts announced that After School…
Another Case for Collaboration
The new journal Connected Science Learning just released its second issue with a focus on professional development partnerships between…
Advancing State Policy for STEM Afterschool
All are closely watching to see what the change in Administration will mean for the federal government’s role in…
How Art Motivates STEM Learning
Photo credit: NAANoting how often skilled scientists are also artists and vice versa, Andy Allan of the National…
