Introduce a Girl (and Her Family) to Engineering Day
February 21, 2019 is Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day. This special day during National Engineers Week helps girls understand they have a place in engineering a better world.
Five Ideas to Inspire Every Girl in STEM
Girls have the potential for greatness as inventors and creative forces in their communities. They just need the opportunity to discover their inner engineer, math mindset, or pass
Trump’s new budget seeks to end funding for afterschool and other STEM education programs
The 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 who rely on afterscho
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 how the burden of the President’s proposed budget cuts wo
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 science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)
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 for the Every Hour Counts STEM Institute. There I witnessed some of the d
Ron Ottinger Addresses the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
STEM Next Director Ron Ottinger was fortunate to be invited to address the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) in Washington DC on Novemb
STEM Learning Ecosystems – Key Strategy to Build Community Scientific Literacy?
STEM Learning Ecosystems Cultivate Scientific Literacy of Communities On August 9, the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Science Literacy and Public Perception of Science r
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