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Education Daily recently featured Harvard Family Research Project’s Research Update No. 5: STEM Out-of-School Time Programs for Girls. Authored by Emily Ann Brown, the article reports on the Research Update’s findings regarding out-of-school time programs that focus on getting girls interested in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).

Brown commented that the six programs evaluated in the report “demonstrate a number of positive outcomes for girls—and in some instance, boys—related to academic achievement and behavior, as well as youth and workforce development.”

She also cited the challenges faced by STEM programs for girls, as noted in the Research Update,  including the limited body of research focused on STEM education, the need to provide technical training to program staff, and high staff turnover rates.

Excerpt from the article:

Indeed, the findings in this report and others may help support policy and program development to boost STEM achievement among under-represented groups, specifically girls.

 

Read “Report IDs programs that boost girls’ interest in STEM” on Education Daily's website (viewable with a paid subscription only).

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