Resources
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.
STEM2Hub | How Putnam County is Cultivating STEM in Every Subject
The Putnam County School District has discovered that STEM learning flourishes best when it grows organically through every aspect of a student’s day – from morning physics in physical education to afternoon engineering in art class.
New National Academies Reports Validate STEM Ecosystems Approach: Key Talking Points for Ecosystem Leaders
STEM Ecosystems have transformed education by connecting diverse partners and reaching 42 million learners across 120 communities worldwide. The federal government now recognizes these ecosystems as essential infrastructure for advancing STEM education, validating a decade of grassroots innovation.
A Decade of STEM Innovation: How Ecosystems Are Shaping Federal Policy
STEM Ecosystems have transformed education by connecting diverse partners and reaching 42 million learners across 120 communities worldwide. The federal government now recognizes these ecosystems as essential infrastructure for advancing STEM education, validating a decade of grassroots innovation.
STEM Húsavík | STEM in Rural, Arctic Communities
STEM Húsavík, launched in May 2022, has rapidly evolved into an international organization, focusing on empowering girls and women in STEM while addressing the unique challenges of rural Arctic communities.
STEM Ecosystems Spotlight: Chicago STEM Pathways Cooperative
Discover how the Chicago STEM Pathways Cooperative is transforming local education through data-driven collaboration. They’re creating inclusive opportunities for all students!
STEM Ecosystems Spotlight: STEM SAIL’s 5 OHIO Ecosystems
Ohio’s STEM education is transforming through STEM SAIL: OHIO, a collaborative initiative that connects five regional ecosystems to enhance access and quality of STEM opportunities for all students.
National STEM Day: Building Inclusive STEM Communities
On National STEM Day 2024, we explore how STEM transcends traditional career pathways to foster essential life skills. Through community messaging, changing narratives about belonging, and cross-sector collaborations, organizations nationwide are building inclusive STEM ecosystems that empower all learners to contribute, innovate, and thrive.
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.
