District-Nonprofit STEM Partnership Challenges Maryland Middle Schoolers to Invent A More Diverse Future
July 18, 2023 by Cara Lesser In a region populated with aerospace and biohealth employers, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) observed some years ago that lower-income Black and Latino students were not enrolling in the Maryland…
5 State Policy Recommendations Fostering STEM Aspirations for Students of Color in Middle School
May 31, 2023 by Kristen Hengtgen, Ph.D. Math and science are for everyone. But unfortunately, many students, and especially Black and Latino students, don’t receive that…
LabXchange: A Digital Tool for Success in AP Biology
February 27, 2023 by Ilyana Sawka In 2021, more than 200,000 students worldwide completed the Advanced Placement (AP) Biology exam. AP Biology aims to prepare high school students for two semesters of college-level introductory biology and…
Two Stories That Prove Access to Higher Ed Courses Can Provide a High-Quality Education
January 06, 2023 by Ed Trust All students deserve the opportunity to thrive. One way is to give high schoolers early access to college-level courses. Dual-enrollment programs are a powerful tool that equals the playing field…
Who Belongs in STEM?
January 03, 2023 by Kristen Hengtgen, Ph.D. In 10th grade, my high school math teacher casually told me that I “just wasn’t a math person.” I believed him immediately. Why wouldn’t I? He was the expert. I…
Why Are Black and Latino Students Shut Out of AP STEM Courses?
April 21, 2022 by 2 in 5 Black and Latino students say they really enjoy STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) courses and…
SHUT OUT: Black and Latino Students and Students from Low-Income Backgrounds are Denied Access to AP STEM Opportunities
April 21, 2022 by Ed Trust A new study from The Education Trust finds students voice interest and college aspirations in STEM but are excluded from AP STEM courses WASHINGTON — Despite students saying that STEM…
Reprogramming Access to Robotics and STEM
April 13, 2017 by Samantha Bommelje Right now, thousands of aspiring young engineers and computer programmers across the world are tightening bolts and tweaking code in preparation for the big event: the FIRST Robotics Competition World…
OASIS at Work: Redesigning Courses to Boost Completion
February 14, 2017 by Bonita Brown What happens when you bring institutional leaders from 10 campuses together to exchange ideas about student success? That’s exactly what the OASIS Network was designed to see. Queens College recently…