STEM

Report: Up to 4 months of ‘COVID slide’ learning loss expected in K-5

ByAngela

This article was originally published by Education Dive Dive Brief: An analysis from Illuminate Education found coronavirus school closures will likely cause a ā€œCOVID slideā€ of two to four months of learning loss, but the gaps are expected to be less pronounced in students who frequently interacted with teachers than in those who did not….

STEM

Minorities in STEM ļ»æ

ByLauren Chiangpradit

For years college science, technology, engineering and math departments have worked on attracting more minority students, especially black and Latino, to join their programs. There is a sizable gap between the amount of white STEM graduates and STEM graduates of color. However, the problem is not just with attracting students to STEM majors. There is…