In this study, I conduct a quantitative analysis to assess the attitudes of Black male high school sophomores towards STEM content through a unique informal STEM learning program called ESTEAM offered by the non-profit organization Class Matters Inc. The students participated in a pre- and post-survey based on Mark Mahoney's Attitudes towards STEM…

Public schools stress the need for students to become informed and engaged citizens, however social studies instruction is becoming marginalized in many elementary schools today, the very area where they learn citizenship and about the world around them. This study seeks to: understand the reason for the loss of instructional time for social…