Cultivating a Diversity of Talent

First and 2nd graders at Martin Luther King Open School in Cambridge, Mass., watch as teacher Suzanne M. Pothier uses a pumpkin plant growing in her classroom to teach science.
—Michael Dwyer for Education Week

Programs aim for growth in STEM achievement—and interest—among underrepresented groups.

By Sean Cavanagh

Raising the performance of underrepresented groups in STEM-related subjects—and sparking their enthusiasm for those disciplines—has become a major focus of policymakers in recent years.

Yet many uncertainties remain about how best...

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