Clik here to view.
To Be Globally Competitive, the U.S. Must Value STEM as Much as Literacy
By Amy McGrath, The 74 Curiosity is king. Students start their educational journey curious, creative and thirsty for knowledge. This is what drives STEM, particularly science. Our job is to cultivate...
View ArticleClik here to view.
First Civil Rights Data Since COVID Reveals Racial Divide in Advanced Classes
By Linda Jacobson, The 74 About 2.9 million high school students took at least one Advanced Placement course in the 2020-21 school year, according to the latest federal data measuring access to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Urgent Need to Humanize Engineering
By Mary Wells, Patricia Owens, Suzanne Kresta and Rebecca Kresta Thirty-four years ago, 14 women lost their lives to a man who believed that his failure to gain entry to engineering gave him the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Classroom, from Outer Space
By Jim Fields, The 74 John Shoffner, 68, has been a professional race car driver, a skydiver and businessman. But since he was 8 years old, what he wanted most was to be an astronaut. He never thought...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Funmilayo Ogunsanya Opening Doors for More Women in STEM Fields in the U.S.
— Today, oil and natural gas are finite, unsustainable resources that will soon be unsuitable to accommodate society’s steadily increasing energy needs. These energy sources can harm the environment,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
4 Ways Gen Z Is Thinking about Their Education and Future
By Marianna McMurdock, The 74 This story first appeared at The 74, a nonprofit news site covering education. Sign up for free newsletters from The 74 to get more like this in your inbox. Witnessing the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Meet the Stem Superstars: 4 Inspiring Teen Inventors Who Set out to Tackle...
By The 74 This story first appeared at The 74, a nonprofit news site covering education. Sign up for free newsletters from The 74 to get more like this in your inbox. Thursday is officially Pi Day,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How Independent, Student-led Learning Teaches Responsibility
— Walt Disney said, “We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” Disney was definitely a champion of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Smashing Stereotypes: Empowering Women in Stem Careers
In the ever-evolving landscape of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), the participation and representation of women have historically been limited. However, in recent years,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
There’s Already a Solution to the Stem Crisis: It’s in High Schools
By Michele Cahill, Anne Mackinnon & Talia Milgrom-Elcott, The 74 This story first appeared at The 74, a nonprofit news site covering education. Sign up for free newsletters from The 74 to get...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Are Tomorrow’s Engineers Ready to Face Ai’s Ethical Challenges?
By Elana Goldenkoff, University of Michigan and Erin A. Cech, University of Michigan A chatbot turns hostile. A test version of a Roomba vacuum collects images of users in private situations. A Black...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NYC High School Reimagines Career & Technical Education for the 21st Century
By Andrew Bauld, The 74 This story first appeared at The 74, a nonprofit news site covering education. Sign up for free newsletters from The 74 to get more like this in your inbox. At New York City’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
‘Success Can Look Very Different for Everyone’
By Larissa Fedunik UC’s Professor Michelle Lincoln is profoundly aware of the unique challenges faced by women working in health and medical research. “The mid-career stage is a particularly...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Understanding Parenting Styles: The Strategy and Science Behind It All
By Krystal DeVille Have you ever wondered why some parents are strict disciplinarians while others are more laid-back? Or why do some parental figures hover, acting out the part of helicopter...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Students Speak Out: How to Make High Schools Places Where They Want to Learn
By Beth Fertig, The 74 This story first appeared at The 74, a nonprofit news site covering education. Sign up for free newsletters from The 74 to get more like this in your inbox. For many students,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The States Where Working In Stem Pays the Most, According to New Study
California ranks first with an average salary of almost $125k pretax. Washington is second by a whisker, with an average salary of nearly $124k, while New York is third. Mississippi is the state...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Can Scientists Stem Antimicrobial Resistance with Designer Microbiomes?
By Dawn Attride, Sentient Media Antimicrobial resistance is one of the largest health threats to humanity, according to the World Health Organization. It’s been over 40 years since the discovery of a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Shoshana Leffler: What Earning a Ph.D. Taught Me About STEM
— Shoshana Leffler is a developmental geneticist with a Ph.D. from New York University, where she specialized in advancing scientific understanding of brain development. Her academic work focused on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
International Students Thrive at U.S. Higher Education Institutions
By ShareAmerica The number of international students studying in the United States topped 1.1 million in the 2023–2024 academic year — an all-time high. International students come to the United...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Socioeconomic Status Explains Most of the Racial and Ethnic Achievement Gaps...
By Eric Hengyu Hu, University at Albany, State University of New York and Paul L. Morgan, University at Albany, State University of New York For decades, white students have performed significantly...
View Article