In 1984, mullet haircuts were the rage, Purple Rain topped the Billboard charts, and a loaf of bread cost less than 75 cents. In addition, “just 8 percent of households had a personal computer, the World Wide Web was still five years away, and cel...

The garden at the Paris Gibson Education Center, an alternative high school in Great Falls, Montana, is much more than a spot where plants grow.  It’s a place where students can do their homework or simply relax. But the garden also plays ...

Reliable and high-speed internet connectivity is a must-have for effective online learning. However, only about 65 percent of the population in rural tribal areas has broadband access, according to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, compared with 99 per...

Note: Jacqueline Keeler is a Diné/Dakota writer living in Portland, Oregon. Her writing has appeared in The Nation, NBC News, The New York Times, and many other publications. Keeler has been interviewed on PRI's The World, BBC, MSNBC, and Democracy...

What if there were a way to set students up for STEM success starting in kindergarten and going all the way through graduate school? The Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program (ANSEP) does just that. Specifically, it “offers intens...

A lack of diversity persists in the higher education pipeline for STEM jobs, especially in fields like computing and engineering, according to a recent report by the Pew Research Center.  For instance, Native Americans, Native Hawaiians, Pac...

Beaverton-based company marks milestone by launching $40,000 grant program for STEM educators, partnering with Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, and more Beaverton-based Vernier Software & Technology is celebrating 40 years of service to...

Teaching students about climate change can be challenging; it’s a broad, interdisciplinary topic, and it’s not always part of an established curriculum. However, teaching students about the impact of climate change can be relatively simple. T...

Climate change is a global problem that requires global solutions, but your students don’t have to travel far to learn about ways to fight climate change, such as energy conservation. In fact, students can learn about these topics from their very ...

Although climate change is a complex topic, many free videos and documentaries are available to help educators teach students about climate change and how it impacts their everyday lives.  Check out the three videos highlighted below to supp...