The science divide: Why do Latino and Black students leave STEM majors at higher rates?
Reviews of data from Beginning Postsecondary Study, which examines the racial and ethnic gaps that persist across post-secondary fields.
STEM Perceptions: Student & Parent Study: Parents and Students Weigh in on How to Inspire the Next Generation of Doctors, Scientists, Software Developers and Engineers
Two nationally commissioned surveys from Microsoft Corporation among college students pursuing STEM majors help us gain insight into the types of preparation and inspiration needed to get students there.
Pathways to a STEMM Profession
The pathway to a STEMM profession begins at home, due in large measure to domestic environments that influence, intentionally or unintentionally, the educational aspirations of young people. Parental encouragement to participate in scientific, mathematical, and technical activities has an early and powerful impact.
Pathways to an Engineering Career
Several factors can predict a student’s chances of success with completing an engineering degree in college, including those whose parents strongly pushed the importance of science or math education.
Parents 2017: Unleashing their Power and Potential
A national study reports that parents are far more optimistic about their children’s academic successes than data indicates they should be. The study also includes recommendations for helping parents with such areas as learning goals, financing college, life skills, parent-teacher communication, and learning tools.
Children and Parents Learning Side-by-Side to Acquire STEM Knowledge: A Case Study of the Chicago Pre-College Science and Engineering Program
Case study on the Chi S&E program, recruiting parents and families on Saturdays to learn and apply science, technology, engineering and math side by side with their student. The program demonstrates a family engagement model that leads to improved student achievement, and the building of institutional / systems capacity among all key stakeholders.
Sociocritical Matters: Migrant Students’ College Access
Programs that focus on traditional academic learning and “college knowledge” are important for all students who want to further their education. However, the research indicates that the focus on sociocritical learning is essential for migrant students, and others from less advantaged communities.
Developing a Common Language For Business and All Ecosystem Partners
In just three years, the Omaha STEM Ecosystem has built a network of almost 800 partners, working together toward a common goal. Business and education partners have worked to identify gaps in the community, most notably the need for deeper family engagement.
Meet Families Where They Are and Want to Be
Oklahoma’s MidAmerica STEM Alliance has locked business into a long term commitment to the community. Learn how all ecosystem partners, including business, families and education.
National Network of Partnership Schools at Johns Hopkins University
The National Network of Partnership Schools offers six types of parental engagement, and a written action plan for family engagement that links to the school improvement plan.
Parental Engagement: A Promise, Not a Program
Traditional reporting methods to parents, including report cards and parent-teacher conferences, need to be re-examined.
What Parents Talk About When They Talk About Learning
Children need adults to provide them with meaningful STEM learning experiences early in life in order to facilitate their natural inclinations for STEM. In particular, parental involvement at home correlates directly with children’s development of literacy and math knowledge.