Round-Up: Highlights from STEM Solutions

The U.S. News STEM Solutions Conference burst at the seams with insights and opinions about the state of STEM education and where it's going. Read a summary of the highlights across topics like diversity, workforce retention, and STEM learning.

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"Nobody's Figured It Out": Diversity and Outreach

The first step in solving the STEM diversity problem is effective outreach. Only problem - it's really hard to do. Take a closer look at why people so often get it wrong, and how some people get it right.

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Can Entrepreneurship Save Engineering Education?

For engineers, the idea of starting your own company comes packaged in sparkling myth and alluring legend. Its appeal is bringing change to engineering education, led by student demand. Will entrepreneurship remake engineering education? Find out who's leading the charge and where they're going.

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Round-up: About that Bus Full of Lawyers...

Diversity concerns lead the week following International Women's Day, the guilty-pleasure US News graduate school rankings are out, and engineering blows by law school as the education of choice for those in search of job opportunities and good pay.

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STEM Ed Bills Are Deja Vu All Over, with One Twist

STEM education bills in the new Congress look a lot like the bills from the old Congress. But the Educating Tomorrow's Engineer Act from Representative Paul Tonko could open up new ground for engineering in K-12 education. See here what makes it matter.

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Dreams Need Doing - Does Engineering Outreach?

By any measure, engineering outreach is a growth industry. But graduation rates have lagged, especially among women and African-Americans. For all this activity, why haven't more students gone into engineering? Does the problem lie with engineering or somewhere else?

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Elementary School Engineering Answers the Bell

Engineering isn't getting into elementary school classrooms any time soon. It's already there. New science standards include engineering as a core concept, but engineering has already staked a large claim to space in elementary schools across the country.

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In Sports, Engineering Gets Drafted for a Winning Edge

The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat ... the coefficient of drag? Engineering and sports have become inextricably linked, as big data, wearable tech, and new materials add up to new ways to excel on the field and in the classroom.

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