CSTEMbreak, Social Network For Teachers and Students is On The Rise

In the 21st Century, social networking spaces are permeating work places and learning environments; and we are not simply talking about the popular mainstream social networks like Facebook.  Teachers and students are more likely to seek out platforms that support the establishment of networks that offer the privacy, safeguards, peer-to-peer connections, teacher to student connections, and […]

The Ethnic-minority Difference

The Ethnic-minority Difference Large urban school districts across the nation report that they are making progress educating minority students; however, behind the numbers is a stark contrast between the higher performing Hispanic students, and Black students who continue to be left behind.  The reality is the achievement gap is closing at a faster pace for […]

CEA Welcomes CSTEM as New Academic Partner and Affiliate Member

  For Immediate Release *** October 20, 2011 Contact: Craig Koshkin, (713) 337-8820, ckoshkin@consumerenergyalliance.org CEA Welcomes CSTEM as New Academic Partner and Affiliate Member Culminates Year-Long Collaboration in Developing & Launching First Ever Energy Day Festival HOUSTON – Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA) is pleased to welcome CSTEM as its newest affiliate member. Since 2002, CSTEM […]

Early STEM Program Still Going Strong

Originally article by Jason Koebler posted in www.usnews.com Early STEM Program Still Going Strong   With the onset of the great recession and a skyrocketing unemployment rate, improving science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) achievement has everyone’s attention. But it’s not a new problem, according to Reagan Flowers, the founder of one of the country’s first […]

Keeping Art Alive using Mathematics

Art education is important in the development of creativity within children and serves as an outlet for student expression. When school budgets are cut, art programs are traditionally the first to be eliminated. All of the talk about STEM has over shadowed the decline of art education programs in P-12 schools. We believe the integration of art into STEM education is a viable solution.

Why Disparities Continue with No Child Left Behind

The “No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act” of 2001 was created to implement standardized tests to measure student success and teacher performance (accountability). Ten years later, the education system is still experiencing educational disparities due to the lack of well-prepared and qualified teachers in critical areas such as math, science and literacy. American students will continue to lack skills to compete in a global market regardless of demographic and racial backgrounds without the proper resources mentioned.

Program gives students career options

Program gives students career options by Elahe Izadi Seventh-grader Elvis Jimenez of Riverdale said he never really thought much about sea turtles, but since January, he has voluntarily been spending time during and after school shooting and producing video segments about saving the aquatic reptiles. “I care about it now, because we have a chance […]