The Science Education Belief In America

Alisha Dhamani asked: Political leaders, tech executives, and academics often claim that the U.S. is falling behind in math and science education. They cite poor test results, declining international rankings, and decreasing enrollment in the hard sciences. They urge us to improve our education system and to graduate more engineers and scientists to keep pace [...]

The Jason Project Takes Math and Science Education Out of the Classroom

Stacy Andell asked: What It IsThe JASON Project is headquartered in Ashburn, VA. Its mission is to inspire in students a life-long passion for learning in science, math, and technology through hands-on, real-world scientific discovery. It is named in the spirit of the Greek myth of Jason and the Argonauts.For middle-grade students, JASON’s real-time, interdisciplinary [...]