In 2006 when I arrived as president at Harvey Mudd College, a small (800 students) science and engineering college in Claremont, Cal., my first order of business was to lead a strategic planning ...

It’s high time we put the most enduring myths about human behavior to bed, and see the mind—and the world—as it is. STEM stands for Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics. There is a movement ...

STEM stands for Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics. There is a movement afoot to turn that acronym into STEAM by adding the Arts. Science educators have begun to realize that the skills ...

Articulating discoveries, gaining funding and forging connections all require the ability to convey ideas, write Mabel Perez-Oquendo and Elizabeth O. Hileman. By Mabel Perez-Oquendo and Elizabeth O.

Science and science education face significant threats these days, whether in the form of bans on what types of science can be taught in schools, criticism from mainstream politicians who seem to have ...

Elea Abisamra (at left) and other Virginia Tech students teach elementary school kids about science through writing and self-publishing books. Elea Abisamra published her first book in fifth grade.

In education today, families often feel pressured to choose between two seemingly different paths: a classical education ...

Today’s students need to write in science and math class because they will need to write well to get tomorrow’s jobs. Writing is used to assess student learning more often than it is used to ...

Past winners of our student contests share their best writing moves. By Natalie Proulx How to Teach With the Art and Artifacts in Our New Book, ‘Coming of Age in 2020’ Work by teenagers — photos, ...