White House Celebrates International Day of Women & Girls in Science
In celebration of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, STEM Next joins an esteemed panel hosted by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy On F
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
How is Your State Doing on Computer Science Education Policy?
Supported by BNY Mellon, in March 2017, a coalition of organizations convened by EDC and the Massachusetts Computer Attainment Network (MassCAN) released a guide to progress on com
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 of the moment, the Overdeck Family Foundation is supp
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 STEM education and what kinds of responses will be needed
What is Systems Thinking and Why Do We Need It?
One of STEM Next’s key strategies is to cultivate systems to support STEM learning – an approach that is aimed at building sustainability for long term improvement, at scale, i
Upcoming Webinar on How ESSA will Impact STEM Education K12
The National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), the STEM Education Coalition and STEMx are co-presenting a webinar on Wednesday, October 5 from 6:30-8:00PM ET to discuss the imp
U.S. House Passes Perkins CTE Bill Reauthorization
In mid-September the House passed a bipartisan reauthorization of the Perkins Career and Technical Education (CTE) Act which is supported by both the Association for Career and Tec
Measuring the Quality and Impact of Afterschool STEM Programs
STEM Next – along with many others seeking expanded opportunities for young people to experience high quality STEM learning – looks to afterschool programs as part of the solut
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