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Join The Mission: #EquityInSTEM

Let’s give every student—especially those most marginalized—access to innovative, quality education.

 
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Funding the Mission

The NextWave STEM Equity in Education Grant

Our grant funds STEM programs for students grades K-12 facing systemic barriers to academic opportunities.
The grant is used for curricula, teacher training and hands-on equipment. Our hope is to change stats like the ones below:

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Less than 13%

of the STEM workforce is comprised of African-Americans and Hispanics.

Research shows that early exposure to STEM is the key to driving continued interest in STEM

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More than 90%

of districts serving Students of Color, report difficulties recruiting and retaining certified STEM teachers.

97% of the teachers we train go on to instruct in STEM.

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Less than 25%

of STEM jobs are held by women.

60% of the students we work with are female.

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Less than 17%

of high school graduates are proficient in mathematics and interested in STEM.

Over 90% of the high school students we work with expressed future interest in STEM.

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Help close the inequality gap that exists in under-resourced areas

Join the mission.

 
 
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“Research shows that early exposure to STEM has a positive impact across the entire spectrum of learning.”
— National Research Council
 
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Our Corporate Sponsors

 
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