Tax reform is just one of various forces at the federal level acting to confuse or undermine STEM education. From elementary school to graduate school, students and educators could soon pay (a lot) more to learn and teach. In response, STEM professionals and educators are starting to get more politically active.
Read MoreLast Word on STEM Budget Better than the First
Congress passed a FY2017 spending bill with strong support for research and development activities, but a bit less than that for STEM education. See whose ox got gored, and whose didn’t.
Read MoreIs the Climate Changing for STEM Education?
The new administration has given few clues about its views of STEM education. The nominee for Secretary of Education provides plenty of reasons to wonder if the changes will be positive.
Read MoreAn Advocate for STEM Before STEM Even Existed
The rise of STEM education owes much to advocacy work done in Washington and across the country. Patti Curtis, Director of the Washington Office of the National Center for Technological Literacy, has been front and center in this effort for more than 15 years. Here's what she knows now.
Read MoreRound-Up: Coding While Black, ESSA on Notice, and the Amazing Disposable Diaper
From the tech industry to education policy, diversity and accountability are bedeviling. Will big-city public schools and simple machines based on poetry be enough to save us?
Read MoreWhy and How to Get Started with K-12 Engineering
Why and how to get started with K-12 engineering can be big questions. Here are the answers.
Read MoreSTEM Ed Change Starts to Get Real
Passing ESSA was the end of the beginning. For K-12 engineering and computer science, big ideas for change have to start getting real for STEM education in general to hit its marks.
Read MoreRound-Up: Holiday Fun, a Mixed ESSA Bag, and Perhaps a Reprieve from the Robots
A dash of engineering for the holidays, an education law with something for everyone, and the hair dryer that fried IBM.
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