STEM Next Welcomes New Board Members Who Bring National Leadership in Aerospace, Tech, Engineering and Education
STEM Next Opportunity Fund is proud to welcome these distinguished, national leaders to our Board of Directors: Dean Acosta, Kumar Garg, Leanne Caret, Dr. Bernard Harris Jr., and J
Eliminating Afterschool Funding Is a Mistake America’s Economy Can’t Afford
This article was originally published as a LinkedIn article by STEM Next Executive Director Ron Ottinger. Each afternoon, across cities and small towns alike, afterschool and summe
Helping Youth See What’s Possible: A New Framework for Career-Connected Learning Beyond the Classroom
Afterschool and summer programs provide something school often can’t: the freedom to explore, experiment, and connect learning to real life without the added pressures of grades
STEM Next and Teen Science Café Network Bring Real STEM Careers to Life for Students Nationwide at STEM Fest 2025
We’re still riding the wave of excitement from STEM Fest 2025—a three-day, nationwide celebration of curiosity, creativity, and all things science! Held in honor of the Nationa
Meet STEM Next’s 2025 Flight Crew: Our Largest Cohort Yet with 77 Youth STEM Ambassadors from Across the U.S.
The 2025 Flight Crew of STEM Next is ready for takeoff! We are proud to welcome these remarkable students from across the nation to our largest Flight Crew cohort to date. As membe
STEM Next Opportunity Fund Names Camsie McAdams as Director of the Institute for a STEM Ready America
STEM Next Opportunity Fund proudly announces Camsie McAdams as the inaugural Director of the Institute for a STEM Ready America, the latest exciting step in STEM Next’s journey t
A Milestone Year: The Million Girls Moonshot Expands Reach and Impact in Year 3
Launched in 2020, the Million Girls Moonshot is a five-year initiative of STEM Next Opportunity Fund aimed at engaging millions more girls and youth across the United States in qua
STEM Program Quality Improvement Services & Support
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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)
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