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Teaching Science & Reading Together Yields Double Benefits for Learning

Kowalski: New study finds elementary school students retain literacy skills, build background knowledge & gain a better understanding of complex texts

Susan M. Kowalski
Author: Susan M. Kowalski
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Brooklyn
The 74 Interview

Why Hate Math?: Brooklyn Sisters’ Tutoring Co. Helps Kids Build STEM Identity

The pair, who work with children of all ages and ability levels in several Brooklyn neighborhoods, recently opened their first brick-and-mortar site.

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
STEM education
Curriculum

Smithsonian Science Curriculum + Teacher Training = Learning Gains in 3 Subjects

After five-year trial involving hands-on lessons, students in 19 North and South Carolina schools see higher test scores in science, reading and math.

Lauren Wagner
Author: Lauren Wagner
Video
Alaska
Future of High School

Alaska Natives Are Claiming Their Seat at the Table

The Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program is combating the belief that “natives were not smart enough” to hold degrees or jobs in STEM fields.

Emmeline Zhao & Jim Fields
STEM
education

Students Shift From ‘I’m Not Good at Math’ to ‘How Can I Improve?’

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16 UNDER 16 IN STEM

16 under 16
16 under 16

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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STEM Superstars
health education
STEM Superstars

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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STEM Superstars
health education
STEM Superstars

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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STEM Superstars
health care
STEM Superstars

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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STEM Superstars
diversity
STEM Superstars

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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STEM

STEM
California
STEM Superstars

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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STEM

16 Under 16: Where Are The 74’s 2022 Class of STEM Achievers Now?

Emmeline Zhao
Author: Emmeline Zhao
math

Equity Builder or Racial Barrier: Debate Rages Over Role of 8th-Grade Algebra

Jo Napolitano
Author: Jo Napolitano
Analysis

Investing in Afterschool Programs Can Help Close Stubborn STEM Education Gaps

Kyle Hartung & Melissa Moritz
STEM

Watch: A California Teen’s Research Experiment Is Now Saving the Lives of Bees

The 74
74 interview

Q&A: Khan Academy’s Sal Khan on COVID’s Staggering Impact on Student Math Skills

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
STEM

14-Year-Old Inventor Wins Prize For Robotic Hand He Built For Less Than $100

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The New Normal

Schools’ New Normal: Teacher Shortages, Repeat Meals, Late Buses, Canceled Classes

Marianna McMurdock, Joshua Bay & Meghan Gallagher
STEM

Cracking the Code on STEM Success for Black and Brown Students

Autumn Arnett, greatschools.org
best of 2022

Best of 2022: The Year’s Top Stories About Education & America’s Schools

Steve Snyder
Author: Steve Snyder
Analysis

Learning Loss Is Worse than NAEP Showed. Middle School Math Must Be the Priority

David Wakelyn
Author: David Wakelyn
STEM Superstars

16 Under 16 in STEM: California Teen Harnesses His Anxiety for the Greater Good

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Pandemic

Data: Rural Schools Fared Better in Math, Worse in Reading Than Urban Districts

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
NAEP

Study: Damage from NAEP Math Losses Could Total Nearly $1 Trillion

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
Career and Technical Education

To Make STEM Inclusive, Students Need to Feel They Belong

Talia Milgrom-Elcott
Author: Talia Milgrom-Elcott
NAEP

Strong Link in Big City Districts’ 4th-Grade Math Scores to School Closures

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
NAEP

Nation’s Report Card Shows Largest Drops Ever Recorded in 4th and 8th Grade Math

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
STEM

More Women in STEM: Inside a State’s Strategy to Better Diversify Its Workforce

Alex Granados, EdNC.org
K-12 education

Youth Sports Teach Valuable Skills But Robotics Helps Every Kid Go Pro

Chris Moore
Author: Chris Moore
philanthropy

The $1.1B Math Solution? Gates Foundation Makes Math Its Top K-12 Priority

Marianna McMurdock
Author: Marianna McMurdock
STEM Superstars

Video — Florida Teen Invents World’s First Sustainable Electric Vehicle Motor

Jim Fields
Author: Jim Fields
Baltimore

In Baltimore, Teaching STEM Through Dirt Bikes

Cari Shane, Next City
early childhood education

Making School and Home a Science Lab for the Littlest Learners

Cindy Hoisington
Author: Cindy Hoisington
Arkansas

$2 Million Grant Will Support STEM Education at UA Little Rock

Antoinette Grajeda, Arkansas Advocate
Indigenous Students

University of Montana to Lead $10 Million Indigenous STEM Student Collaboration

Emily Tschetter, The Daily Montanan
National Guard

Why States Are Looking to National Guard for STEM Education

Ethan DeWitt, New Hampshire Bulletin
Academic Recovery

New Data: Was 2022’s Summer Learning ‘Explosion’ Enough To Reverse COVID Losses?

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
Summer Learning Sprint

Gifted Summer Programs Skew White & Wealthy. Not Baltimore’s — And It’s Free

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
Summer 2022

STEM Takes a Village: A Tulsa Group’s Free Curriculum & Aid Is Expanding Access

Kristi Eaton, Next City
The Big Picture

New Research: Summer Learning Boosts Math Performance, College Graduation

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
16 under 16

16 Under 16: Meet The 74’s 2022 Class of STEM Achievers

Emmeline Zhao
Author: Emmeline Zhao
STEM

North Dakota’s Summer of STEM Is Attacking Learning Loss Head-On

Tim Newcomb
Author: Tim Newcomb
girls in stem

How a Teacher Joined a Movement to Keep Black Girls Involved in STEM

Nadra Nittle, The 19th
girls in stem

Glendening: STEM Fields Are Booming. Open Them Up to Girls, Students of Color

Parris N. Glendening
Author: Parris N. Glendening
North Carolina

How a Rural Tribe Uses STEM to Support Traditional Practices

Cheyenne McNeill, EdNC.org
covid

Analysis: For America’s Future, Key STEM Skills Won’t Be Learned in Classrooms

Stephanie J. Hull, Jim Clark, Jennifer Sirangelo, Suzanne McCormick & Ron Ottinger
ed tech

Reading, Writing and ... R&D? How Students Helped Logitech Beta-Test New Stylus

Tim Newcomb
Author: Tim Newcomb
16 under 16

Nominate a Student Today! Celebrating 16 Under 16 Excelling at STEM

Emmeline Zhao
Author: Emmeline Zhao
The 74 Interview

Black Astronaut Bernard Harris on ‘Terrestrial Mission’ to Boost STEM Education

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
Pandemic

Reversing Students’ COVID Slide: Experts Eyeing Math Skills & Learning Recovery

The 74
Austin

Community Raises $75,000 For Teen Robotics Team After Thieves Steal Gear

Kristi Eaton, The 74
Pandemic

WATCH: Education Experts Talk the Importance of STEM Skills

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STEM

Lessons from Out-of-School STEM Programs

Gemma Lenowitz & Britt Magneson
afterschool

STEM Report: 1.9M Fewer Low-Income Students in Afterschool Programs

Asher Lehrer-Small
Author: Asher Lehrer-Small
Boston

MIT Students Make STEM Come Alive for Boston Middle Schoolers

Marianna McMurdock
Author: Marianna McMurdock
Pandemic

Texas Science Museums Create COVID-safe STEM Experiences

Bekah McNeel
Author: Bekah McNeel
Pandemic

‘Social Experiment’ Gives Thousands of Girls Opportunity to Learn Game Design

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
Black women

Breaking Taboos & Barriers to Swimming, Science

Tim Newcomb
Author: Tim Newcomb
Pandemic

Shipwreck Camp Delivers a Treasure Trove of Science

Patrick O’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell
Pandemic

This Summer, Game Design on Tap to Remediate STEM Learning Loss

Greg Toppo
Author: Greg Toppo
Houston

Houston Space Programs Keeping STEM Dreams Alive

Bekah McNeel
Author: Bekah McNeel
Pandemic

Science Erupts at Lessons Snuck Into Community Park

Patrick O’Donnell
Author: Patrick O’Donnell
STEM

$165K in Grants Bring STEM Education to Underserved Kids

Tim Newcomb
Author: Tim Newcomb
Pandemic

How Tesla, Reinvented Schools & Robotics Set Reno Up to Weather COVID Recession

Beth Hawkins
Author: Beth Hawkins
Pandemic

Reno Bets on Robotics for the Future of Its Kids

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afterschool

Rocket Science Made Accessible to Boston Girls in Summer Hybrid Program

Marianna McMurdock
Author: Marianna McMurdock
Pandemic

Online STEM Summer Bootcamps Target COVID Learning Loss

Tim Newcomb
Author: Tim Newcomb
Pandemic

Cicadas Boost Student Engagement after Pandemic School Year

Laura Fay
Author: Laura Fay
The Big Picture

More NAEP Disappointment, This Time in Science

Kevin Mahnken
Author: Kevin Mahnken
biology

SXSW EDU Launch Winner Inspirit Creates Interactive 3D Science Models

Tim Newcomb
Author: Tim Newcomb
Pandemic

How Arizona is Supporting Innovative School Programs Amid COVID

Laura Fay
Author: Laura Fay