Science achievement gaps begin by kindergarten Date: February 23, 2016 Source: American Educational Research Association Summary: Large science achievement gaps at the end of eighth grade between ...

Low-income and minority children score much lower on national 8th-grade science tests than their white and more advantaged peers, but those gaps already exist before kids start kindergarten.

However, many preschool and elementary classrooms provide only limited opportunities to engage in science and engineering learning. Additional demands on preschool through elementary educators include ...

Research: Preschool Teachers Are Uncomfortable with Science, Teach It Rarely. By Joshua Bolkan; 09/28/17; Preschool teachers in the United States are not as comfortable with science as they are ...

The webinar will be based on the newly released report Preschool through Elementary Science and Engineering: The Brilliance of Children and The Strengths of Educators (#BrillianceAndStrengths). Join ...

Young girls exhibit the inquisitiveness inherently required in learning computer science or how to code; it’s up to us adults to harness that curiosity and apply it to something tangible that ...