Bridging the equity gap in post-secondary STEM

The STEM PUSH Network, an NSF INCLUDES Alliance, is working to leverage the power of pre-college STEM programs (PCSPs) to broaden participation of Black, Latina/o/e, and Indigenous students in STEM, and, together with its partners, create systemic change in higher education admissions.

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First-of Its Kind Accreditation to Broaden Participation in STEM

In partnership with Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools (MSA-CESS), STEM PUSH designed a first-of its kind accreditation process giving value to pre-college STEM program experiences within the college admissions process.

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STEM PUSH Network In Action

Ecosystems

Ecosystems, regional collaborations between schools, community based organizations, higher education institutions, business and pre-college STEM programs, helps connect STEM PUSH’s work into the greater local efforts to develop cradle to career STEM Pathways.
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Learning Engine

Our networked improvement community serves as the learning engine in which pre-college programs strengthen their capacity to support Black, Latina/o/e and Indigenous students in STEM and build pathways leading to undergraduate institutions for STEM study by designing and testing routines and tools. These tested routines can then be used by other OST providers to better serve their Black, Latina/o/e and Indigenous students in STEM.
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Admissions

Explore a new, more equitable reality for post-secondary admissions with some of the nation’s top thought leaders and experts in the space.
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Research

Explore our vision for this research and the research powering our model for equity in post-secondary STEM.
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Out Work
Pre-College STEM Programs

Pre-college STEM programs from across the nation join STEM PUSH's Networked Improvement Community to test new ideas to strengthen their programming.
Ecosystems

Some of these programs are located within STEM Learning Ecosystems.

Communities that facilitate cross-sector partnerships from cradle to career.
Admissions

Increase the number of Black, Latino/a/e, and Indigenous youth being admitted into post-secondary institutions.
Learning Engine

Convenes pre-college STEM programs to strengthen programming from research informed improvement cycles.

Informs quality standards for accreditation of precollege STEM programs for consideration by admissions.
Research

Completing a longitudinal study on the impact of these pre-college programs on matriculation and persistence in STEM.
Accreditation

Pre-college STEM programs are accredited for meeting evidence-based quality standards for broadening participation in STEM.

Diverse representation is critical to bringing rich ideas and innovation in our world and solving some of society's most pressing problems.

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