eSchool News
JUNE 13, 2025
The senior at Washington state’s Toppenish High School first considered the career after he joined a STEM group in middle school. In a ninth grade class, he researched the earning potential for a STEM degree (“so much more money”) and the demand for mechanical engineers (“exploding”). Lawmakers passed it unanimously.
Edsurge
MAY 9, 2025
Often state policies require students to take complicated exams or pay to take the classes. Expanding access to dual enrollment math courses in high school helps students stay prepared for college, even if they arent entering a STEM field. Some areas may not have enough qualified teachers to offer them.
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Elevate k12
JUNE 20, 2025
High workload: Besides teaching classes, grading assignments and exams, and providing feedback, full-time teachers must plan lessons, attend meetings and professional development programs, and organize extracurricular activities. This program has been a key solution in areas like STEM, special education, and language immersion.
Edsurge
OCTOBER 9, 2017
Garcia teaches an intro to coding course at UC Berkeley called “The Beauty and Joy of Computing,” and offers a version of the curriculum for high school teachers preparing students for the AP CS Principles exam.
eSchool News
OCTOBER 24, 2023
These numbers are reflective of the broader STEM community and related career fields, including scientists and mathematicians. Women, for instance, make up only 28 percent of the STEM workforce, whereas Black, Hispanic, and Asian adults combined make up only 30 percent. The number of U.S. The number of U.S.
eSchool News
DECEMBER 5, 2024
When states that normally required a high school exit exam waived that requirement, graduation rates went up. And while the policies that affected high school graduation rates stemmed from the emergency response to the pandemic, Balfanz says there are still lessons that can be learned from how they played out.
eSchool News
OCTOBER 1, 2018
This group included a record number of female and minority students , but girls still only accounted for 28 percent of students taking AP computer science exams, while underrepresented minorities accounted for 21 percent. Provide STEM professional development (PD) to elementary teachers. Expose students to STEM at an early age.
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