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Boys Outperform Girls in Middle School STEM, Reversing Gender Gap, Study Finds

Lauren Wagner

Content Guru Natalie Wexler Urges Us to Move ‘Beyond The Science of Reading’

Greg Toppo

Iowa Science Teacher Uses the Prairie as a Classroom 

Cami Koons

The Year in Education: Our Top 24 Stories About Schools, Students and Learning

Nicole Ridgway

Testing Data Shows Middle Schoolers Are Further Behind in Science Than in 2021

Kevin Mahnken

Many Americans Think K-12 STEM Ed Lags Behind Peer Nations. They’re Half-Right

Amanda Geduld

3 Ways to Use the Solar Eclipse to Brighten Your Child’s Knowledge of Science

David Purpura, Lauren Westerberg & Sona Kumar

4 Eclipses & Counting — How a Ballooning Project Lifts U.S. Students in STEM

Trinity Alicia

Louisiana Teen’s Stroke-Detecting Invention Recognized in National STEM Contest

Sierra Lyons

Cute: Watch a 4th Grader Explain Why Thursday Is Both ‘Dress for STEM’ & Pi Day

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WATCH: New York Teen Discovers Biomarker to Identify Those at Risk of Suicide

Jim Fields

#DressForSTEM This Thursday: Wearing Purple on Pi Day to Celebrate Women in STEM

Trinity Alicia

WATCH: Maryland Teen’s AI-Enabled App Could Save Rural Cancer Patients

Jim Fields

WATCH: Philly Teen Gave Fruit Flies Anxiety to Understand What Makes Us Anxious

Jim Fields

At 93, Joy Hakim is Still in the Fight for Better Children’s Textbooks

Greg Toppo

A Classroom, From Outer Space

Jim Fields

Louisiana Teachers Using ‘Phenomenon-Driven’ Curriculum to Lift Kids’ Confidence

Tiffany Neill

To Be Globally Competitive, the U.S. Must Value STEM as Much as Literacy

Amy McGrath

University of Texas El Paso Tapped to Lead Center on Hispanic Student Success

Daniel Perez

Finding ‘Lost Einsteins’ Means Fixing K-5 Science, Especially in Rural Schools

Jeanne McCarty

New Mexico Teacher, Once a Lab Scientist, Applies Real Science to Lessons

Othell Begay

Louisiana Grad Returns to Old Middle School: ‘I Wish I Had Been Taught This Way’

Robert Emery Godke

Kentucky District Devastated by Tornado Is a National Model for Science Teaching

Susheela Valdez & Amanda Henson

Louisiana District Ravaged by Hurricane & COVID is Bouncing Back with Science

Ann Hodson

In California, ‘Slow and Steady’ Is Winning With a Tougher Science Curriculum

Nicole DiRanna

Disparities in Advanced Math and Science Skills Begin by Kindergarten

Paul Morgan

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

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COVID & School Recovery: Washington Hopes New Science Curriculum Will Boost Student Engagement

Joshua Parrish

16 Under 16 in STEM: NJ Teen Employs Tech for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

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16 Under 16 in STEM: A New York Teen Advocates for New-Age Farming Through Film

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16 Under 16 in STEM: A Teen Inventor Aims to Get More Girls Into STEM Careers

The 74

16 Under 16 in STEM: California Teen’s Medical Focus Inspires Care For Neighbors

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

Asher Lehrer-Small

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

Kristi Eaton

Fewer than Half of Florida 5th Graders Passed State Science Exam

Danielle J. Brown

Academic Mismatch: GPAs Hit All-Time High as National Test Scores Lag

Linda Jacobson

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

Asher Lehrer-Small

How Kids as Young as 2 Can Learn & Love Science

Carmelo Piazza

Texas Science Museums Create COVID-safe STEM Experiences

Bekah McNeel

Shipwreck Camp Delivers a Treasure Trove of Science

Patrick O’Donnell

Houston Space Programs Keeping STEM Dreams Alive

Bekah McNeel

How Urgent Push for Climate Education Can Help Mental Health, Engagement

Marianna McMurdock

Rocket Science Made Accessible to Boston Girls in Summer Hybrid Program

Marianna McMurdock

Online STEM Summer Bootcamps Target COVID Learning Loss

Tim Newcomb

Cicadas Boost Student Engagement after Pandemic School Year

Laura Fay

Upcoming UFO Report Provides Fodder For Nation’s Science Classrooms

Linda Jacobson

More NAEP Disappointment, This Time in Science

Kevin Mahnken