Engineering outreach rarely reaches kids at home, where it might be needed the most. But at-home engineering projects can bring the field to life for kids and parents alike. Read more to discover why and how to make engineering a part of household learning and fun.
Read MoreFederal STEM Education Efforts Don't Add Up
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 MoreThe World As It Might Be: Where Toys and Engineering Meet
Play leads us to think of things as they might be rather than as they are. Sounds a lot like what engineers do. That must be why toys and engineering end up being such a good match.
Read MoreOpening Up the Black Box of "Career Readiness"
“Career readiness” means many different things to many different people. From career and technical education to 21st-century skills, a framework that fits for all students is hard to find. Could engineering in K-12 be a linchpin to the solution?
Read MoreHip Hop Opens a Door to STEM Learning
Can Hip Hop really work as a pathway into STEM learning? GZA of the Wu-Tang Clan and Columbia University professor Chris Emdin say yes. And they've got Science Genius in place, the program to prove it.
Read MoreQuestions Surround $200 Million in STEM Education Funding
The announcement of a $200 million STEM education initiative comes with more questions than answers. With education spending in general the target of big cuts, what does this program tell us about White House priorities and prospects for spending on schools?
Read MoreCybersecurity Education Is Quickly Coming of Age
Cybersecurity education is fast becoming both necessary and popular. Right now, it’s more common in afterschool programs than formal K-12 education. But that will and should be changing.
Read MoreSummer Simmered with STEM Issues
Angles on engineering and STEM shaped many big stories of the summer, from tech industry gender gaps to travel tensions to dramatic natural phenomena. Read more about it here to get all the details.
Read MoreAccess and Diversity Occupy Attention at STEM Solutions Meeting
Questions about access to STEM education and how to connect it to students’ existing interests dominated discussions at this year’s always-interesting U.S. News STEM Solutions meeting.
Read MorePeople Really Don't Like the Budget Request
Nobody likes the White House budget request, which has inspired fierce rhetoric in opposition to radical, dangerous cuts to STEM education and research.
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 MoreSpringtime STEM Events Evoke New Beginnings
A round-up of springtime STEM events, including the March for Science, highlights many reasons how this could be a season of change and new beginnings for STEM-interested learners and practitioners of all ages.
Read MoreTough Budget for STEM Not the Last Word
The White House budget blueprint would decimate funding for STEM research and education programs. How likely is it actually to happen?
Read MoreA Great New Way to Get Kids Excited about Engineering
Engineering can be a great career for almost any kind of student. The updated Start Engineering Career Guide shows how, with new features on the cool things engineers can do and the most-recent information on degree programs, salaries, and career prospects.
Read MoreAs Engineering Grows in K-12, Who Will Teach It?
All the complicated questions about K-12 engineering can boil down this: Who will be there to teach it? Find out how current and future teachers get trained in engineering and who’s doing it.
Read MoreEngineering as a Stealth Language Art, Part 2
Putting engineering and literacy learning efforts together in the classroom can be a challenge. Here are a several ways people have done it with success and imagination.
Read MoreEngineering as a Stealth Language Art, Part 1
How many bars are in this picture? What we see often depends on how we see it. From one angle, engineering is all about math and science. From another, it's a great tool for, yes, literacy.
Read MoreEngineering Solutions to Development Needs
Billions of people live without clean water, adequate shelter, or reliable sanitation. Implementing appropriate development solutions cuts across many different fields, but humanitarian engineering is often the first step in meeting people’s needs for basic, durable infrastructure.
Read MoreHow Engineers Week Works for Educators and Engineers Alike
Engineering organizations across the country are gearing up Engineers Week, February 19-25. Improving public understanding of the field is an ongoing challenge; we've got publications that can help, great for all age groups.
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.
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