Education Week – Kathryn Baron
“Parents rate homework help, physical activity, and healthy snacks at the top of their list when choosing after-school programs for their children, but access to hands-on activities in STEM—science, technology, engineering and math—is gaining a following, according to Full STEM Ahead, a new report from the Afterschool Alliance, released Tuesday…In a nod to the changing demands of the workforce, 70 percent of all parents, whether or not they have a child in an after-school program, think they should all provide hands-on STEM learning…The more exposure middle and high school students have to high-quality science, technology, engineering, or math programs outside of school, the more likely they are to major in a STEM field in college, according to a study by University of Virginia researcher Robert Tai…”(more)