Federal Resources

White House Educate to Innovate Campaign

Office of Innovation and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education

 

National Assessment of Educational Progress
Technology and Engineering Literacy Framework for the 2014 NAEP

 

Useful Links

American Federation of Teachers
CSTEM

Center for Minority Achievement in Science and Technology

Change the Equation

Connect a Million Minds

Council of the Great City Schools
Greater Philadelphia Region Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation

Institute for a Competitive Workforce

Instituting Science In Schools (I.S.I.S.) Project
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Digital Equity Special Interest Group

National Alliance of Black School Educators

National Education Association

National Lab Network

National Opportunity to Learn (OTL) Campaign
National Science Foundation’s Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Program

National Society of Black Engineers

National STEM Video Game Challenge

Project Lead the Way (PLTW)

Science, Engineering and Mathematics Link, Inc.

STEM Ahead

STEM Education Coalition

STEM Education in K-12: Foundation of an Innovation Economy
STEM to STEAM

STEMposium

Summer Engineering Experience for Kids

Super Saturday

TLC Education Foundation

The Coalition for Science After School
The Opportunity Equation

The Schott Foundation for Public Education

Urban Advantage Middle School Science Initiative

 

Reports

2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress

Source: The Nation's Report Card

 

Growing Opportunity (2011)

The Opportunity Equation (September 2011)

 

Education Supports Racial and Ethnic Equality in STEM

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce Economics & Statistics Administration (September 2011)

 

STEM: Good Jobs Now and for the Future

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce (July 2011)

 

Successful K-12 STEM Education

Source: National Research Council (June 2011)

 

The Condition of Education 2011

Source: U.S. Department of Education (May 2011)

 

The Case for Being Bold: A New Agenda for Business in Improving STEM Education
Source: The Institute for a Competitive Workforce, U.S. Chamber of Commerce (April 2011)

 

The Black-White Achievement Gap in Public Education

Source: Institute for Advanced Journalism Studies (December 2010)

 

A Call for Change: The Social and Educational Factors Contributing to the Outcomes of Black Males in Urban Schools

Source: Council of the Great City Schools (November 2010)

 

Dissecting the Data: The STEM Education Opportunity Gap in California

Source: Level Playing Field Institute (November 2010) 

 

Prepare and Inspire: K-12 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Education for America’s Future

Source: President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (September 2010)

 

Yes We Can: The Schott 50 State Report on Public Education and Black Males

Source: The Schott Foundation for Public Education (August 2010)

 

The Effect of Instructor Race and Gender on Student Persistence in STEM Fields

Source: Cornell University Higher Education Research Institute (March 2010)

 

Transforming Mathematics and Science Education for Citizenship and the Global Economy
Source: The Opportunity Equation (June 2009)

 

Useful Links

100,000 in 10: Answering the President's Call to Action

A Compendium of Best Practice K-12 STEM Education Programs

Curated.by/STEM-Education

S.T.E.M. is Cool Video Contest

STEM to STEAM

 

 

Headlines

Creating Black and Latino Innovators

Companies Must Play a Vital Role in STEM Education

Study: Minorities underrepresented in STEM jobs

STEM Education: HBCUs at the Cutting Edge?

Science Is Rockin' Roll and Technology Is Recession Proof 

PLTW -- Leading the Way in STEM Education

W. Oakland kids learn about engineering

America's science job conundrum

Science And Tech Workers: Better Employed, Better Paid

Some States Still Leave Low-Income Students Behind; Others Make Surprising Gains

STEM Education Advocates Outline Ideas for Revising ESEA

Where Are the Black Internet Entrepreneurs?

STEM Education: Meet the Innovators

Gaming Gurus: 6 Black-Owned Companies That Play Hard

Young Entrepreneurs Have Lessons for All

Engineering The Gateway To Success

Kids show off smarts at American Museum of Natural History science fair  

STEM Education: Who’s Go Daddy’s Daddy?

Business savvy at an early age

Major Corporations Promote STEM Education

STEM Education Needs a Makeover

Ten Professions For Blacks Seeking Greater Opportunities

Why would-be engineers end up as English majors

How the U.S. lags in math, science education, and how it can catch up

Urban Prep charter school seniors get into Ivy League schools

CEOs Call for New STEM Standards

CEOs Tell Governors to Level with Parents on How U.S. Kids Are Doing in Math and Science

Women In STEM

The Root's Young Futurists List of 25 Innovators

The Root of Innovation is STEM Education

Proficiency of Black Students Is Found to Be Far Lower Than Expected

Survey: Educators aren’t discussing STEM careers with students

Calls for Change

Civil Rights Groups Call for New Federal Education Agenda

Back to the Future in Education Reform

Still Separate and Still Unequal