STEM educators and advocates will find much to cheer about in the widespread gains that U.S. eighth graders posted on the latest National Assessment of Educational Progress in Technology and Engineering Literacy (TEL) – the so-called nation’s report card.

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Results from America’s first-ever test of K-12 technology and engineering literacy point to the power of hands-on, applied STEM learning – both in and outside of school – to increase diversity and achievement. The National Assessment of Educational Progress found that girls scored higher on average than boys. And while suburban and rural students outperformed their urban peers, the achievement gaps between race and income groups were much smaller than typically posted on national tests in other subjects.

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