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Education Department Launches STEM Education Initiative

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Department of Education (ED) has launched an initiative to bolster science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education nationally. Deputy Secretary of Education Cindy Marten. Deputy Secretary of Education Cindy Marten. ED also hosted the YOU Belong in STEM National Coordinating Conference Dec.

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NSF Grants Fund STEM Education Equity in Houston

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The University of Houston has received two new grants designed to address barriers that prevent low-income and underrepresented students from pursuing STEM education.

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Engaging Students in STEM Education Beyond Technology

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Department of Education When we talk about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, its easy to picture coding camps, robotics clubs, or students experimenting with augmented reality.

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Driving Global Economic Success Through Diversity and Prosperity in STEM Education

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Multiple academic studies have demonstrated that encouraging children to pursue a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) career gives them a distinct business advantage later in life. STEM occupations have an average salary of $100,900, nearly double the national average for non-STEM positions.

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Student Success in STEM

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Positions such as data scientists, medical and health service managers, physician assistants, and epidemiologists highlight the immense potential need for students entering these fields. However, disparities in STEM degree attainment reflect systemic barriers that hinder progress.

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From Small-Town Roots to National Honor: SC Native Receives State's Highest Award

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Moore is also the assistant director of the Directorate for STEM Education at the National Science Foundation. billion and nearly 200 employees, he helps to leads the largest federal entity dedicated to funding educational research. With a budget of approximately $1.8

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10 U.S. Universities Selected to Advance Systemic Change in Doctoral STEM Education

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million, mark the start of a new phase of grant-making in the Sloan Foundation’s Higher Education program, part of a multi-year, $30 million commitment. That program aimed to bolster student success in graduate study through a combination of fellowship support, strong mentoring, and student-centered professional development.