An often-cited statistic is that the human brain grows to 90% of its adult size by age 5. Early childhood is also critical for the healthy development of synapses-- the neural bridges between brain ...

It's time to ramp up STEM in early childhood education, according to the Community for Advancing Discovery Research in Education (CADRE). CADRE is a network for STEM education researchers funded by ...

It can be said that the future has both arrived and is on its way. If the 2.4 million STEM jobs that went unfilled last year are any indication, it’s safe to say STEM is the future. Indiana is no ...

For most of us, when we make major career choices, we tend to lean into what we're good at. According to new findings from the University of California San Diego's Rady School of Management, such ...

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When she taught third grade in Houston, Summer Robinson invited a friend, a female mechanical engineer at Chevron, to visit her class. She wanted to introduce students, especially girls, to a STEM ...

Sen. Jacky Rosen is leading an effort to introduce legislation that would create and expand research in STEM initiatives under the National Science Foundation. Leadership in the House Science, Space ...

National STEM Day on Nov. 8 is recognized by U.S. government departments, mainstream news outlets and Cornell students as an occasion that honors the importance of early STEM education in inspiring ...

Children who receive high-quality child care as babies, toddlers and preschoolers do better in science, technology, engineering and math through high school, and that link is stronger among children ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- In the city's Fishtown section, some big things are happening surrounding STEM education for Philadelphia youth. West Philly native Renee Harris is on a mission to utilize her ...

MONROE — The first of three new early childhood STEM education centers in Southeast Michigan opened this past week in Monroe. Pearl SMART Schools had its grand opening Monday, Nov. 6, promising to set ...

A childhood rich with intellectual stimulation may help the brain resist the onslaught of Alzheimer’s disease decades later, according to a study published June 29 in JAMA Neurology. Researchers led ...