New science education guidelines, known as the Next Generation Science Standards, are meant to do for science what a separate set of guidelines known as the Common Core is supposed to do for English and
New Guidelines Call for Broad Changes in Science Education
April 19th, 2013 by Carolyne Hart
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Engineering Design Advanced Placement Program Under Review
April 19th, 2013 by Carolyne Hart
Advanced Placement (AP) courses and exams help high school students earn college credit before they leave high school. Today there are ten different STEM related AP programs: Biology, Calculus AB and CD, Chemistry, Computer
Posted in: High School, STEM, Students
Stemming the Tide: New Study Examines Why Women Leave Engineering
April 18th, 2013 by Brad Graham
After years of increases, the number of women graduating with undergraduate engineering degrees in the United
Women Are Making Gains In Booming Tech-Consulting Market
April 16th, 2013 by Brad Graham
While the average unemployment rate for technology professionals is a mere 3.5 percent — significantly lower than the national average of 7.7 percent — the rates vary by job function. Among Web developers, it’s just 1.0 percent, whereas
Posted in: STEM, Tech, Technology, Women
NASA and STEM Education Programs Face Consolidation
April 10th, 2013 by Brad Graham
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has just released President Obama’s budget request for 2014. It will take
Contextualizing the Conversation on Women and STEM
April 9th, 2013 by Brad Graham
The acronym, STEM, regularly appears in newspapers, blogs, scholarly journals, and even presidential addresses, as part of a national conversation about education, jobs, and the economy. Much of the time, the conversation is
NASA to Get $100 Million for Asteroid-Capture Mission, Senator Says
April 9th, 2013 by Brad Graham
NASA will likely get $100 million next year to jump-start an audacious program to drag an asteroid into orbit around the moon
HS Student Scientists and Inventors Highlight Their Work
April 4th, 2013 by Rich Feller
Earlier this month, President Obama met with 40 of the Nation’s top scientists and engineers—discoverers of new drug candidates to treat common cancers; inventors of tools to help surgeons in the operating room; developers
Posted in: High School, STEM
