ERIC Number: EJ1325696
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Aug
Pages: 13
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ISSN: EISSN-2576-6767
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Description of a Twenty-Year Initiative to Bring STEM Career Exploration to Urban Minority Youth in Kansas City, Kansas: Multi-Sector Investment and Program Evolution
Wickliffe, Joi; Coates, Tawana; Rodas, Jessica; Pomeroy, Marcia; Carrillo, Ursula; Alonso Luaces, Maria; Twillman, Nancy; Ilabaca-Somoza, Ximena; Meyer, Mark; Harlan Williams, Lisa; Ramaswamy, Megha
Journal of STEM Outreach, v3 n2 Aug 2020
Since 1999, the Kansas K-12 Initiative has generated almost $21 million from university, school district, private foundations, and federal sources to support the development of multiple STEM programs in Kansas City, Kansas. Program goals were to engage urban minority youth in STEM education, increase college readiness, and provide motivation for STEM careers. Over the 20-year period, these programs had 3,547 participants. Ninety percent of program graduates were racial and ethnic minorities. Almost all seniors (98% on average) enrolled in college, and 70% of students who declared a major, declared a STEM major. Programmatic findings demonstrate that STEM programming is widely supported, feasible, and effective on the measure of post-secondary education matriculation. This program description highlights the necessary evolution of programming over two decades with multiple funding sources, giving insight into sustained partnerships, commitment of staff, and long-term engagement of students.
Descriptors: STEM Education, Career Exploration, Urban Youth, Minority Group Students, College Readiness, Science Careers, Elementary Secondary Education, Outcomes of Education, High School Students
Journal of STEM Outreach. PMB 0367, 230 Appleton Place, Nashville, TN 37203. e-mail: jstemoutreach@vanderbilt.edu; Web site: https://www.jstemoutreach.org/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Kansas (Kansas City)
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