STEM
Education news, analysis, and opinion about classroom learning and curricula that focus on science, technology, engineering, and math
Federal
Obama Asks Kids for Ideas on Improving STEM Education
At a 9-year-old's request, the president is asking kids for their ideas on what they think is important in science, technology, engineering, and math education.
Curriculum
Va. Gov. Signs K-12 Computer Science Bill, Making the Subject a Requirement for All
Virginia has officially become the first state to add computer science to its core academic requirements for elementary, middle, and high school.
Assessment
Girls Outperform Boys on First NAEP Technology, Engineering Test
Girls and suburban students outperformed boys and citydwellers on NAEP's first all-digital 2014 science and technology exam, but those gaps were still dwarfed by gaps between socioeconomic and racial groups.
Teaching
Screens vs. Print: Does Digital Reading Change How Students Get the Big Picture?
Can it really make a difference whether that class assignment is on a screen or printed out? Yes, finds new research.
Science
A Call From NASA for More Science Superheroes
The head of NASA and inventor Dean Kamen are calling for a cultural shift—and a more hands-on approach to science education.
Education Funding
News in Brief
Low Enrollment Spells End for STEM High School
The first science-focused high school on Long Island, N.Y., is slated to close in June because of a $1 million budget gap and low enrollment.
Science
Middle School Math Bee Names National Champion
In a climactic finale, Edward Wan, a 7th grader from Bellevue, Wash., took home first place in an elite national math competition.
Curriculum
As Data Profilerate Across Fields, A Call for Literacy
Citing the masses of data that are newly accessible and increasingly common in every field, a report calls for more focus on data literacy for K-16 students.
Science
Obama Honors National Teacher of the Year, Calls for Higher Teacher Pay
In a White House ceremony on Tuesday, President Barack Obama honored top educators across the country and highlighted his administration's progress on education, including its initiative to prepare 100,000 STEM teachers by 2021.
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
Leaders' Journey From Stressed and Oppressed to Creative and Energized
Mending a broken system or incrementally improving an archaic one is not inspirational work. Both demand staying with the original, making little space for creativity. It is innovation that excites workplaces.
Equity & Diversity
Report Roundup
Stem Education
Hispanic students, like all students, are more likely to move into science, technology, engineering, and mathematics careers if they show an early interest in STEM and take on higher math and science courses in high school, finds a new federal analysis.
School Climate & Safety
Opinion
When Innovative Schools Don't Narrowly Define STEM
STEM, now a catchword, when viewed as a reason for shifting the way teaching and learning takes place, includes the arts, the humanities, and yes, physical education.
Science
How Prince Used Coding to Help Uplift African-American Boys
The late singer/songwriter was the driving force behind an initiative called #YesWeCode.
Standards & Accountability
Religious Challenge to Next Generation Science Standards Rejected By Fed. Court
A group alleging that Kansas science standards will result in anti-religious instruction in public schools lacked standing, the federal appeals court in Denver ruled.