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WATCH: California Teen’s App Is Inspiring Girls & Young Women to Go Into STEM

Rebecca Wang, 17, is a 2023 Apple Swift Challenge winner for her app, Dare to Dream, with the aim to inspire girls & young women to enter STEM fields.

Jim Fields
Author: Jim Fields
Innovative High Schools
future of high school
Future of High School

High School 2.0: These Teens Build Drones, Research Cancer & Try Out Careers

At Kansas’s Blue Valley CAPS, high-schoolers spend 3 hours a day dipping their toes in adult professions — real life, but with ‘bubble wrap,’ one says

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
Opinion
opinion

Elementary School Kids Get Just 18 Minutes of Science a Day. That Has to Change

Teacher's view: Early science education helps students succeed in HS and college — and become the innovators of tomorrow.

Serena McCalla
Author: Serena McCalla
Video
Alaska
Future of High School

Alaska Natives Are Claiming Their Seat at the Table

The Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program is combating the belief that “natives were not smart enough” to hold degrees or jobs in STEM fields.

Emmeline Zhao & Jim Fields
Science of math
conceptual understanding

As Test Scores Crater, Debate Over Whether There’s a ‘Science’ to Math Recovery

‘Science of math’ advocates say more explicit, orderly instruction is needed while critics see cherry-picked data and outdated, failed techniques.

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano

16 UNDER 16 IN STEM

16 under 16
16 under 16

America’s 16 Under 16 in STEM—Meet the 2022 Achievers Who’ll Help Build Tomorrow

A nationwide search has revealed some of the country’s most impressive teen thinkers and doers. Read (and share) their stories below

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STEM Superstars
health education
STEM Superstars

16 Under 16 in STEM: A Teen Inventor Aims to Get More Girls Into STEM Careers

When Lydia Denton isn’t busy inventing, she’s inspiring young women to chase STEM careers and pursue what they love “no matter what others think”

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STEM Superstars
health education
STEM Superstars

16 Under 16 in STEM: California Teen’s Medical Focus Inspires Care For Neighbors

A new transplant to San Jose, 16-year-old Sydney Vaughn volunteered to lead a project to tackle medical care for the homeless in her new community

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STEM Superstars
health care
STEM Superstars

16 Under 16 in STEM: A New York Teen Advocates for New-Age Farming Through Film

Steven Hoffen increases awareness and education about hydroponic farming for urban and arid areas through filmmaking and a nonprofit

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STEM Superstars
diversity
STEM Superstars

16 Under 16 in STEM: NJ Teen Employs Tech for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Kavya Venkatesan believes innovation and STEM can solve social issues affecting everything from bias in healthcare to sustainability

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STEM
California
STEM Superstars

California Teenager Makes History By Sequencing Genome of His Pet Fish

California teen Indeever Madireddy was the first to ever submit an angelfish’s genetic code to the National Library of Medicine.

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Hawaii

Most Hawaii Schools Have Gardens — But Few Kids Can Eat What They Grow

Megan Tagami, CalMatters
Washington

UW Professor Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Laurel Demkovich, Washington State Standard
math research

Nashville Study Finds Major Disconnect Between Black Girls and Mathematics

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
Opinion

This Hispanic Heritage Month, Encouraging Latino Students to Pursue STEM Careers

Carlos Romero
Author: Carlos Romero
learning loss

Testing Data Shows Middle Schoolers Are Further Behind in Science Than in 2021

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
STEM

New Indiana All-Girls STEM School Offers Robotics, Aviation — and Scout Badges

Patrick O’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell
mississippi

Federal Grant Funds Professional Growth for Mississippi Delta STEM Teachers

Simeon Gates
Future of High School

Students Speak Out: How to Make High Schools Places Where They Want to Learn

Beth Fertig, XQ INstitute
The Big Picture

Many Americans Think K-12 STEM Ed Lags Behind Peer Nations. They’re Half-Right

Amanda Geduld
Author: Amanda Geduld

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alabama

AI in Medicine Graduate Program Approved at University of Alabama at Birmingham

Alander Rocha
Future of High School

There’s Already a Solution to the STEM Crisis: It’s in High Schools

Michele Cahill, Anne Mackinnon & Talia Milgrom-Elcott
Future of High School

NYC High School Reimagines Career & Technical Education for the 21st Century

Andrew Bauld
math

Kindergarten Math is Often Too Basic. Here’s Why That’s a Problem

Holly Korbey, MindSite News
Future of High School

New York City’s First Hybrid School Gives Students Flexible, Real-World Learning

Andrew Bauld
STEM

From Toothpaste to Edible QR Codes: Students Present Inventions at STEM Festival

Joshua Bay
Author: Joshua Bay
STEM superstars

WATCH: Canada Teen Has a Way to Treat Postpartum Depression With AI and an App

Jim Fields
Author: Jim Fields
STEM

First-Ever National STEM Festival Features 150 Student Inventions

Joshua Bay
Author: Joshua Bay
STEM superstars

WATCH: Legos & Rubik’s Cube Inspired California Teen’s Homelessness Solution

Jim Fields
Author: Jim Fields
eclipse

Solar Spectacle: 12 Questions and Answers About Monday’s Solar Eclipse

Clay Wirestone & Whitney Downard
Eclipse Day

800 STEM Students Nationwide Gear Up to Launch Weather Balloons on Eclipse Day

Sierra Lyons
Author: Sierra Lyons
eclipse

4 Eclipses & Counting — How a Ballooning Project Lifts U.S. Students in STEM

Trinity Alicia
STEM education

Starting Earlier Will Create Better Student Pipelines into STEM Fields

Jon Deane
Author: Jon Deane
South Carolina

Coastal Carolina Students to Build Satellite in State’s 1st College Space Program

Skylar Laird
STEM

Louisiana Teen’s Stroke-Detecting Invention Recognized in National STEM Contest

Sierra Lyons
Author: Sierra Lyons
STEM

Cute: Watch a 4th Grader Explain Why Thursday Is Both ‘Dress for STEM’ & Pi Day

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STEM superstars

Inspiring: 4 Teen ‘STEM Superstars’ Build Inventions to Address Cancer, Suicide

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Artificial Intelligence

AI Support Can Prevent College Students from Failing STEM Classes, Study Shows

Lauren Wagner
STEM superstars

WATCH: New York Teen Discovers Biomarker to Identify Those at Risk of Suicide

Jim Fields
Author: Jim Fields
women in stem

#DressForSTEM This Thursday: Wearing Purple on Pi Day to Celebrate Women in STEM

Trinity Alicia
STEM superstars

WATCH: Maryland Teen’s AI-Enabled App Could Save Rural Cancer Patients

Jim Fields
Author: Jim Fields
Class Disrupted

Podcast — Changing the Equation: How to Make Math Class More Meaningful

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner
STEM Superstars

WATCH: Philly Teen Gave Fruit Flies Anxiety to Understand What Makes Us Anxious

Jim Fields
Author: Jim Fields
STEM superstars

WATCH: Virginia Teen Answers, ‘Did Life on Earth Originate From Outer Space?’

Jim Fields
Author: Jim Fields
STEM superstars

WATCH: Virginia Teen Developed a 3D-Printed, Accessible Prosthetics for Amputees

Jim Fields
Author: Jim Fields
Advanced Math

San Fran Ballot Measure Reflects 10-Year Battle to Reinstate 8th-Grade Algebra

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
National Polls

4 Ways Gen Z Is Thinking About Their Education and Future

Marianna McMurdock
Author: Marianna McMurdock
STEM

A Classroom, From Outer Space

Jim Fields
Author: Jim Fields
Oklahoma

Oklahoma State University to Bolster STEM Education with Polytechnic Initiative

Carmen Forman, Oklahoma Voice
Curriculum

Louisiana Teachers Using ‘Phenomenon-Driven’ Curriculum to Lift Kids’ Confidence

Tiffany Neill
U.S. Department of Education

First Civil Rights Data Since COVID Reveals Racial Divide in Advanced Classes

Linda Jacobson
Author: Linda Jacobson
STEM

To Be Globally Competitive, the U.S. Must Value STEM as Much as Literacy

Amy McGrath
Opinion

To Get STEM Education to Every Student, Train All New Teachers in Computing

Rita Joseph & Eli Dvorkin
STEM

America Is Facing a Shortage of STEM Teachers: Here’s One Way to Solve It

Gerard Robinson
Author: Gerard Robinson
Texas

University of Texas El Paso Tapped to Lead Center on Hispanic Student Success

Daniel Perez, El Paso Matters
Opinion

STEM with a Purpose Sparked Better Learning, and a Patent, for My Rural Students

Tom Jenkins
Author: Tom Jenkins
opinion

Students Need to Know Teachers Believe in Them. Tracking Undercuts that Message

Katey Arrington
Author: Katey Arrington
Opinion

Finding ‘Lost Einsteins’ Means Fixing K-5 Science, Especially in Rural Schools

Jeanne McCarty
Author: Jeanne McCarty
Opinion

The Future is STEM — But Without Enough Students, the U.S. Will Be Left Behind

Mark Schneider
future of high school

Credit Hours Are a Relic of the Past. How States Must Disrupt High School — Now

Russlynn Ali & Timothy F.C. Knowles
Future of High School

Around the World, Teens Raise Fish for School Lunch, Turn Cooking Oil to Fuel

Chris Terrill
Author: Chris Terrill
Innovative High Schools

Hip Hop Is Saving Teen Lives in Minnesota

Jim Fields & Emmeline Zhao
STEM education

Black Girls Do STEM Opens Worlds of Opportunity for St. Louis Middle Schoolers

Tim Newcomb
Author: Tim Newcomb
alabama

Alabama Program Aims to Put More STEM Teachers in State Classrooms

Jemma Stephenson, Alabama Reflector
st. louis

Reading, Writing, Woodworking: A St. Louis Hub for Teaching Girls Key Skills

Lauren Wagner
Innovative High Schools

From Textiles to Tech: How Rural South Carolina Trains Students for New Industry

Jim Fields & Emmeline Zhao
Curriculum

New Mexico Teacher, Once a Lab Scientist, Applies Real Science to Lessons

Othell Begay
Events

Video: How Purdue Polytechnic HS Prepares Indiana Teens for High-Tech Careers

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Events

How an Indiana High School Is Preparing Kids for Careers in STEM & a New Economy

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Curriculum

Louisiana Grad Returns to Old Middle School: ‘I Wish I Had Been Taught This Way’

Robert Emery Godke
Montana

Students Learn About Space Force, Then Get Letter From VP Harris

Darrell Ehrlick, Daily Montanan
math

LA Looks to Expand Popular Math Program Without Clear Evidence of Effectiveness

Will Callan
Curriculum

Kentucky District Devastated by Tornado Is a National Model for Science Teaching

Susheela Valdez & Amanda Henson
STEM

California Teen, a ‘16 Under 16 in STEM’, Gets a Big Surprise on The Kelly Clarkson Show

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ESSER III

In Oklahoma, Squad of College Students Lead Math Recovery

Marianna McMurdock
Author: Marianna McMurdock
Curriculum

Louisiana District Ravaged by Hurricane & COVID is Bouncing Back with Science

Ann Hodson
innovation

How One Florida Mom Built a School, Just for Her Son

Jim Fields & Emmeline Zhao
math instruction

Parents Rate Math Crucial to Kids’ Success — But Say It Needs an Update

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
Curriculum

In California, ‘Slow and Steady’ Is Winning With a Tougher Science Curriculum

Nicole DiRanna
STEM

16-Year-Old Pilot’s Smartphone App Helps Women, People of Color Get Into Flying

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Innovative High Schools

Robotics-Themed NYC High School Fills Roster in Inaugural Year

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
ed tech

Virtual Solution to a Math Emergency at a Rural Wyoming School

Tim Newcomb
Author: Tim Newcomb
The 74 Interview

How Bridges to Science Aims to Close the Diversity Gaps in STEM Education

Joshua Bay
Author: Joshua Bay
math

‘A Bankrupt Concept of Math’: Some Educators Argue Calculus Should Be Dethroned

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
girls in stem

Big Spark: Opening the World of STEM for Girls in New Orleans

Tim Newcomb
Author: Tim Newcomb
commentary

Principal’s View: How Alabama Is Leading the Way in Solving the Math Crisis

Dilhani Uswatte
Author: Dilhani Uswatte
STEM

16 Under 16: Where Are The 74’s 2022 Class of STEM Achievers Now?

Emmeline Zhao
Author: Emmeline Zhao
math

Equity Builder or Racial Barrier: Debate Rages Over Role of 8th-Grade Algebra

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
Analysis

Investing in Afterschool Programs Can Help Close Stubborn STEM Education Gaps

Kyle Hartung & Melissa Moritz
STEM

Watch: A California Teen’s Research Experiment Is Now Saving the Lives of Bees

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74 interview

Q&A: Khan Academy’s Sal Khan on COVID’s Staggering Impact on Student Math Skills

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
STEM

14-Year-Old Inventor Wins Prize For Robotic Hand He Built For Less Than $100

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The New Normal

Schools’ New Normal: Teacher Shortages, Repeat Meals, Late Buses, Canceled Classes

Marianna McMurdock, Joshua Bay & Meghan Gallagher
STEM

Cracking the Code on STEM Success for Black and Brown Students

Autumn Arnett, greatschools.org
best of 2022

Best of 2022: The Year’s Top Stories About Education & America’s Schools

Steve Snyder
Author: Steve Snyder
Analysis

Learning Loss Is Worse than NAEP Showed. Middle School Math Must Be the Priority

David Wakelyn
Author: David Wakelyn
STEM Superstars

16 Under 16 in STEM: California Teen Harnesses His Anxiety for the Greater Good

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Pandemic

Data: Rural Schools Fared Better in Math, Worse in Reading Than Urban Districts

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
NAEP

Study: Damage from NAEP Math Losses Could Total Nearly $1 Trillion

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
Career and Technical Education

To Make STEM Inclusive, Students Need to Feel They Belong

Talia Milgrom-Elcott
Author: Talia Milgrom-Elcott
NAEP

Strong Link in Big City Districts’ 4th-Grade Math Scores to School Closures

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
NAEP

Nation’s Report Card Shows Largest Drops Ever Recorded in 4th and 8th Grade Math

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
STEM

More Women in STEM: Inside a State’s Strategy to Better Diversify Its Workforce

Alex Granados, EdNC.org
K-12 education

Youth Sports Teach Valuable Skills But Robotics Helps Every Kid Go Pro

Chris Moore
Author: Chris Moore
philanthropy

The $1.1B Math Solution? Gates Foundation Makes Math Its Top K-12 Priority

Marianna McMurdock
Author: Marianna McMurdock
STEM Superstars

Video — Florida Teen Invents World’s First Sustainable Electric Vehicle Motor

Jim Fields
Author: Jim Fields
Baltimore

In Baltimore, Teaching STEM Through Dirt Bikes

Cari Shane, Next City
early childhood education

Making School and Home a Science Lab for the Littlest Learners

Cindy Hoisington
Author: Cindy Hoisington
Arkansas

$2 Million Grant Will Support STEM Education at UA Little Rock

Antoinette Grajeda, Arkansas Advocate
Indigenous Students

University of Montana to Lead $10 Million Indigenous STEM Student Collaboration

Emily Tschetter, The Daily Montanan
National Guard

Why States Are Looking to National Guard for STEM Education

Ethan DeWitt, New Hampshire Bulletin
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