The News Leader – Jeremiah Knupp
“They look like ordinary teenagers. They are athletes, artists, musicians. There is not a lab coat or pocket protector among them. And all four are female. They represent a new generation in the fields collectively known as STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics), an acronym that was popularized by the National Science Foundation beginning in 2001. It indicated an educational approach that integrated science, mathematics and critical thinking to prepare students for education and careers in those fields, where the presence of women is growing, but still not significant enough. These female students are here, not through chance, but through a concerted effort by local schools to draw their interest in STEM fields.”(more)