STEM
Education news, analysis, and opinion about classroom learning and curricula that focus on science, technology, engineering, and math
Science
A Call for Research, Training, and Standards for Early-Childhood STEM
Most states don't have STEM standards for the youngest students, according to a new report.
Teaching
Opinion
Why Do Leaders Avoid Developing STEM Teachers?
School leaders have the obligation to focus professional development to support the ideas and concepts essential in these subjects and their relationships to each other.
Standards & Accountability
California, U.S. Department of Education Keep Up Fight Over Science Testing
California is vowing to appeal after the department denied the state's request for a waiver that would have let it skip standardized tests in science for two years.
Science
National Science Teachers Association Reveals 'Best STEM Books K-12'
The 31 books on this list take an interdisciplinary approach and model STEM practices such as innovation or design.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Students Engage With Scientists at 'Teen Science Cafes'
A growing number of 'teen science cafes' across the country offer a way for students to ask questions of real scientists in an out-of-school setting.
School & District Management
In Analytics Economy, Demand for Data Scientists Outpaces Supply, McKinsey Says
The U.S. labor market could be short 250,000 data scientists by 2024, according to a new report by the McKinsey Global Institute.
School & District Management
U.S. Treads Water in PISA Results for Science, Math, Reading
U.S. teenagers have flatlined in international assessments of science and reading, and declined in math.
Science
New Curriculum Designed to Help Middle School Students Say No to Drinking
This curriculum focuses on the effect of alcohol on the brain, an area developers say fascinates middle school students.
School & District Management
TIMSS: A Closer Look at Gender Gaps in Math and Science
Gender gaps are closing worldwide, but the devil is in the details for the United States.
Assessment
International Tests Show Rising, But Mixed, Math and Science Performance
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study releases new results for 2015.
Science
Opinion
12 STEM Entry Points
Want more STEM experiences for students but don't know where to start? Want to infuse art into science and boost STEAM? Then here are 12 tips to help you implement STEM and STEAM experiences in your school.
Science
What Will It Take to Get More STEM Teachers in the Classroom?
A new special section from by Education Week's commentary editors seeks to answer this question and come up with some possible solutions.
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
Ethics and Academics in 21st-Century Schools
As 21st century changes arrive in curricula, manner of teaching and assessing, it is time to pull ethics out of the shadows and make it part of the content, practice and actions of adults and of our teaching.
Science
California Adopts Framework for Teaching Science
The new framework aligns with the Next Generation Science Standards, which encourage more hands-on learning.