Barriers and Opportunities for 2-Year and 4-Year STEM Degrees
Barriers and Opportunities for 2-Year and 4-Year STEM Degrees: Systemic Change to Support Students’ Diverse Pathways, released by the National Academies, examines why so many
Every Hour Counts 10 Year convening Report
Ten years ago, the national coalition, Every Hour Counts, was formed at a convening of accomplished intermediary leaders and prominent funders in the after-school field. A decade l
10 Ecosystems Join National STEM Funders Network Initiative
At the US News STEM Solutions Conference, the STEM Funders Network (SFN) announced that ten ecosystem communities have been chosen to join the national STEM Ecosystems Initiative c
For the Field – STEM Learning Events
July 10-12, 2016: Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) Annual Conference, San Diego, CA. CSTA 2016 is a professional development opportunity for CS and IT teachers/administ
San Diego STEM Ecosystem Takes Off!
“The San Diego STEM Ecosystem is off and running! An incredible cross section of leaders from K-12, afterschool, the business community, higher education, area funders, and the
New Report Calls on Federal Government to Adopt an Informal STEM Education Policy Agenda
Last month, the STEM Education Coalition released a report calling for the adoption of an informal STEM education policy agenda, to ensure that we take full advantage of the vast p
Techbridge: Changing the Game for Girls in STEM with Newly Released Report
STEM Next Director Ron Ottinger joined leaders from Techbridge, Chevron, out-of-school time providers, government, philanthropy, and the private sector in Washington DC today for
Closing the Opportunity Gap with STEM
STEM jobs are growing faster than other US jobs, but how are we ensuring all youth have equal opportunity to fill those high-paying roles? Currently, only 12% of scientists and eng
New Book by Pendred Noyce Highlights Pioneering Women in Science and Medicine
“Errors are notoriously hard to kill, but an error that ascribes to a man what was actually the work of a woman has more lives than a cat.” That statement by Hertha Ayerton (
National Academy of Sciences Releases New Resource for STEM in Out-of-School Time
Since its release late last year, the Board on Science Education’s new report on STEM in out-of-school time has been downloaded more than 7000 times. Authored by an expert Comm