Equity in K-12 STEM Education: Framing Decisions for the Future – A Report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

The 2024 consensus report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Equity in K-12 STEM Education: Framing Decisions for the Future, approaches equity in STEM education not as a singular goal but as an ongoing process that requires intentional decision-making and action toward addressing and disrupting existing inequities and envisioning a more just future. Stakeholders at all levels of the education system - including state, district, and school leaders and classroom teachers - have roles as decision-makers who can advance equity. This consensus study report provides five equity frames as a guide to help decision-makers articulate short- and long-term goals for equity and make decisions about policy and practice.

This session will feature an overview of the report and recommendations from members of the committee that produced the consensus study, as well as discussion on future research directions based on the recommendations provided in the report.

Sub Unit

• AERA Science and Policy Sessions

Chair

• Barbara Schneider, Michigan State University

Participants

• Megan Bang, Northwestern University

• Christopher G. Wright, Drexel University

• William R. Penuel, University of Colorado - Boulder

• Thomas M. Philip, University of California - Berkeley

• Stefanie L. Marshall, Michigan State University

Presenter

• Kenne A. Dibner, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Commentators

• Roslyn A. Mickelson, University of North Carolina - Charlotte

• Barbara Schneider, Michigan State University