Resources
The New Federal Education Landscape: What It Means for STEM Ecosystems
A breakdown of the 2025 federal education restructuring and its impact on STEM learning, access, and collaboration across communities.
Why National STEM Day Matters—And What It Means for State Advocacy
We celebrate the federal recognition of National STEM Day through H.Res.867, achieved by the Afterschool STEM Hub coalition, and outlines actionable state-level advocacy strategies.
All Systems Go: Celebrating Community as a Partnership Strategy
The LA STEM Collective’s “All Systems Go!” fifth anniversary celebration demonstrates how strategic public events that combine youth voice, political recognition, and hands-on engagement can serve as powerful tools for strengthening partnerships and attracting new members to STEM Ecosystems.
The Dreamers Who Dared to Reimagine Everything
Ten years ago, a transformative idea took root—but it didn’t begin in 2015. The seeds of today’s STEM Learning Ecosystems Community of Practice were actually planted in 2008, when the
PA SEED STEM Ecosystem | Reinvigorating Partnerships: Meeting Formats that Build Community
The PA SEED STEM Ecosystem reinvigorated community partnerships through innovative meeting formats and on-site excursions, creating a flexible structure that strengthens cross-sector collaboration while addressing regional STEM education and workforce development needs in southeastern Pennsylvania.
Minnesota STEM Ecosystem | Building Pathways to Tomorrow’s Workforce
The Minnesota STEM Ecosystem secured $1.5 million in state funding to expand its collaborative, place-based approach to bridge the STEM learning and workforce opportunity gap, aiming to prepare more students for the nearly 40% of job openings requiring STEM skills.
ECOSYSTEM SPOTLIGHT I Alabama STEM Learning Ecosystem Igniting STEM Success Across Alabama
In the heart of the South, the Alabama STEM Ecosystem is transforming the educational landscape by connecting communities with valuable STEM resources that many didn’t know existed. Through the Alabama
Advancing AI and Institutional Excellence: What Executive Orders Mean for STEM Ecosystems
APRIL 23, 2025 | President Trump’s executive order establishes a White House Task Force to integrate artificial intelligence into K-12 education by expanding AI coursework, teacher training, apprenticeships, and public-private partnerships, aiming to prepare students and the workforce for an AI-driven future.
Texas EcosySTEM | Systems: Broadening Participation within STEM Ecosystems
Texas’ statewide approach demonstrates how embedding STEM education into core curriculum creates widespread reach while building a sustainable pipeline of future-ready talent across America’s second-largest state.
Celebrating NJ STEM Month and Its Impact on Advocacy and Policy
New Jersey STEM Month is an annual event promoting STEM education and workforce development through collaborative efforts and policy engagement.
Newark STEM Ecosystem: Cultivating Innovation, One Student at a Time
The Newark STEM Ecosystem held its second annual convening on January 16, 2025 on the campus of NJIT, bringing together over 130 members from 87 cross-sector partners including education, industry, government, and community organizations. Leadership from both NJIT and Rutgers University-Newark kicked off the event, which featured presentations on innovative approaches to STEM education, including using LEGO for hands-on learning and data visualization tools for decision-making.
Roots of Innovation: How LASTEM is Cultivating STEM in Early Childhood
LASTEM’s innovative program integrates STEM concepts with children’s literature to foster early STEM enthusiasm and career exploration, addressing the challenge of limited STEM time in elementary classrooms.
State of STEM Ecosystems 2025: A Panel Discussion About the Future of STEM
On February 26, 2025, we celebrated the STEM Ecosystems Initiative’s 10-Year Anniversary in our annual State of STEM Ecosystems virtual event. This resource compiles key questions from our audience organized
New Look, Same Mission: The STEM Ecosystems Initiative Launches Bold Brand for 2025!
STEM Ecosystems unveils a dynamic new visual identity featuring a contemporary logo and vibrant color palette that symbolizes innovation, collaboration, and growth in STEM education. The refreshed branding, launched as the organization celebrates its decade of impact, includes new community badges and partner identifiers, reflecting STEM Ecosystems’ commitment to connecting communities and fueling growth in STEM learning for the next decade and beyond.
STEM Ecosystems: A Decade of Change, Lifetime of Impact
Celebrating its 10-year anniversary, STEM Learning Ecosystems has transformed education by connecting diverse partners to create rich learning environments beyond classrooms, demonstrating that lasting change happens through collaborative ecosystems rather than traditional networks.
Webinars
Meet Them Where They Are: Centering Social Emotional Development (SED) and Mental Health in Educational Settings during Uncertain Times
Post COVID, it was more important than ever to pay attention to the social-emotional health of young people, as well as the educators who teach them, as they resume schooling
Standardized Testing & College Admissions
‘Be the Disruptor’ Panelists Urge Action to Reinvent the College Admissions Process A panel of college admissions experts urged educators, families, community leaders and others to use this moment to
Racial Equity in College Admissions
Why don’t rich, stimulating, and transformative experiences in out-of-school STEM pre college programs have greater impact on college admissions decisions? How might we ensure that these experiences carry weight in
Y is STEM So White
Watch as Ecosystems leaders hold a frank conversation on Racial Equity and STEM. Nichole Pinkard, from Northwestern University, and Reginald McGregor, of Rolls Royce joined the SLECOP to push us
First Town Hall Session Gathers Hopes, Ideas and Plans for Action
More than 400 Join TIES to Develop Federal STEM Recommendations The chat box was overwhelmed within minutes of the launch of Tuesday’s first STEM Learning Ecosystem Community of Practice’s Town
STEM Ecosystems Talk Policy with the STEM Education Coalition
James Brown, Executive Director of the STEM Education Coalition, joins the STEM Learning Ecosystems Community of Practice for a discussion on policy and we can expect with the new administration.
