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Girls’ STEM Skills Slipped During COVID. Here’s What to Do
Kuhfield: For girls in STEM, moving forward will require renewed attention to addressing achievement gaps, targeted support and careful monitoring.
Megan Kuhfield, NWEA
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One Teacher, One Mission: Get More Black Girls Into STEM
Alia Pope, a science and math teacher at eSTEM Public Charter School in Little Rock, Arkansas, didn’t see people like herself in STEM. Now, she’s making sure her students do.
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What’s a College Degree Worth? It Depends on the Major
Degrees in petroleum engineering top earnings, while early childhood education is at the bottom, a Georgetown study found. Search 152 majors here.
Patrick O’Donnell
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Why Being a Black, Female Science Teacher Matters So Much to Students Who Look Like Me
Educator's view: Diversity in teaching and STEM is not just about who stands at the front of the classroom, but about who kids believe they can become
Alia Pope
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Building Sustainable STEM Pathways Requires Trust, Collaboration
When communities feel seen, heard and valued, they become co-architects of change.
Bianca Alvarado, EdSource
16 UNDER 16 IN STEM
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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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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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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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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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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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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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