ERIC Number: ED672717
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 434
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: 978-0-309-69950-1
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Available Date: 0000-00-00
Equity in K-12 STEM Education: Framing Decisions for the Future. Consensus Study Report
Eileen R. Parsons, Editor; Kenne A. Dibner, Editor; Heidi Schweingruber, Editor; Committee on Equity in PreK-12 STEM Education, Contributor; Board on Science Education, Contributor; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Contributor
National Academies Press
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) live in the American imagination as promising tools for solving pressing global challenges and enhancing quality of life. Despite the importance of the STEM disciplines in the landscape of U.S. political, economic, and social priorities, STEM learning opportunities are unevenly distributed, and the experiences an individual has in STEM education are likely to vary tremendously based on their race, ethnicity, socio-economic class, gender, and a myriad of other factors. Equity in K-12 STEM Education: Framing Decisions for the Future approaches equity in STEM education not as a singular goal but as an ongoing process that requires intentional decision-making and action toward addressing and disrupting existing inequities and envisioning a more just future. Stakeholders at all levels of the education system -- including state, district, and school leaders and classroom teachers -- have roles as decision-makers who can advance equity. This consensus study report provides five equity frames as a guide to help decision-makers articulate short- and long-term goals for equity and make decisions about policy and practice. [Additional funding provided by National Academy of Sciences Thomas Lincoln Casey Fund.]
Descriptors: Equal Education, Elementary Secondary Education, STEM Education, Educational Opportunities, Race, Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, Social Class, Sex
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Publication Type: Books; Collected Works - General; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
Sponsor: W.K. Kellogg Foundation; National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Research on Learning in Formal and Informal Settings (DRL); Samueli Foundation; William and Flora Hewlett Foundation; William T. Grant Foundation
Authoring Institution: National Academies, National Academy of Sciences; National Academies, National Academy of Engineering; National Academies, National Academy of Medicine
Grant or Contract Numbers: NNH17CB02B/80HQTR21F0122; 2113927
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