STEM PUSH Network

Measuring Skills that Matter for STEM Practice

Developing competencies that matter in STEM are important for programs to nurture in students as they prepare for their futures. This is important for pre-college STEM programs and the youth they serve, as well as the larger system.

The STEM PUSH Networked Improvement Community (our learning engine) is testing key areas of improvement – like equitably measuring skills that matter for the practice of STEM. 

Our Summer 2024 newsletter will review what we have learned during the latest improvement cycle exploring how to equitably measure skills that matter for STEM practice.

Recent posts

National Association for College Admission Counseling’s The Journal of College Admission Feature on the STEM PUSH Network

NACAC’s Journal of College Admission features STEM PUSH: Pre-college STEM programs teach students
about scientific inquiry, research, and much
more. Yet many of these out-of-school
programs that are equity-focused often aren’t
considered in college admission because
there’s too much variability across programs
for admission offices to evaluate. A national
alliance called the STEM PUSH Network is
working to change that.

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