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At a time when scientific and technological competence is vital to the nation's future, the weak performance of U.S. students in science reflects t...

The forested land in the United States is an asset that is owned and managed not only by federal, state, and local governments, but also by familie...

Science, engineering, and technology permeate nearly every facet of modern life and hold the key to solving many of humanity's most pressing curren...

More and more young people are learning about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in a wide variety of afterschool, summer, an...

The undergraduate years are a turning point in producing scientifically literate citizens and future scientists and engineers. Evidence from resear...

The global scientific and policy community now unequivocally accepts that human activities cause global climate change. Although information on cli...

Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are cultural achievements that reflect our humanity, power our economy, and constitute fun...

Research shows that that children learn science and engineering subjects best by engaging from an early age in the kinds of practices used by real ...

What students learn about the science disciplines, technology, engineering, and mathematics during their K-12 schooling shapes their intellectual d...

Following a 2011 report by the National Research Council (NRC) on successful K-12 education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (S...

Numerous teaching, learning, assessment, and institutional innovations in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) ed...

On December 2-3, 2014, the Space Studies Board and the Board on Science Education of the National Research Council held a workshop on the NASA Scie...

The National Research Council's Roundtable on Public Interfaces of the Life Sciences held a 2-day workshop on January 15-16, 2015, in Washington, D...

Science is a way of knowing about the world. At once a process, a product, and an institution, science enables people to both engage in the constru...

Currently, many states are adopting the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) or are revising their own state standards in ways that reflect the...

Skilled technical occupationsdefined as occupations that require a high level of knowledge in a technical domain but do not require a bachelor's de...

On September 13 and 14, 2022, the Board on Science Education at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop entit...

The National Research Council (NRC) and National Academy of Engineering (NAE) have released a new report, Community Colleges in the Evolving STEM E...

Nearly 40 percent of the students entering 2- and 4-year postsecondary institutions indicated their intention to major in science, technology, engi...

In 2002 Congress passed the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (ESRA), authorizing the creation of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) as ...

In November 2020, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a multi-day virtual symposium on imaging the future of und...

Educating dual language learners (DLLs) and English learners (ELs) effectively is a national challenge with consequences both for individuals and f...

Climate change is occurring, is very likely caused by human activities, and poses significant risks for a broad range of human and natural systems....

The imperative that all students, including English learners (ELs), achieve high academic standards and have opportunities to participate in scienc...