Participation in the STEM PUSH Network will support the continuous improvement of your programming while creating a mechanism to benefit your students’ postsecondary pathways.
Local and regional STEM ecosystems will serve an important role in this work by identifying additional PCSPs in their urban area and connecting PCSPs involved in the STEM PUSH Network with equity-focused higher education institutions, educational organizations, and corporations committed to broadening the participation of underrepresented groups.
Local and regional STEM ecosystems can also provide opportunities for STEM PUSH Network participants to share their learning with the entire local or regional ecosystem. As the accreditation process develops, local and regional ecosystems will help to brand the process with higher education institutions to create market demand for both PCSP participation and institutionalization in admissions.
Science is all around us - that’s what STEM PUSH Network partner @rockedu_ advocates in its work to engage K-12 students in hands-on experiences. #STEMequity #STEMeducation
Born out of concern for a lack of opportunity for African-American students, @MESASTEM is serving 15,700 college prep students in Calif and offers a model for its partners in the STEM PUSH Network. #STEMequity #STEMeducation
@Aaron_Cortes @STEMPushNetwork @NEIU @CCAS_NEIU So fun! And so impressed by your Mr. Potato Head building skills! 🤣👍🏽
This NSF INCLUDES Alliance is funded by NSF Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science (NSF INCLUDES), a comprehensive national initiative to enhance U.S. leadership in discoveries and innovations by focusing on diversity, inclusion and broadening participation in STEM at scale. It is also co-funded by the NSF Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) program and the Advancing Informal STEM Learning Program (AISL).