Woman have historically been under-represented at the Indianapolis 500 but recent efforts to engage more women in motorsports and STEM related studies and careers are growing.

Historically, both at the state and national levels, girls have rarely made up more than 20 percent of qualifiers at geographic bees.

The Learning Assistant Program at the University of Colorado Boulder is producing better science learning from kindergarten through college.

The Indiana General Assembly created the STEM Teacher Recruitment Fund in 2013. This year's grants will help fund special training for the teachers in the STEM subjects, dual credit credentials, mentoring programs and retain teachers.