Equity and Inclusion

REPORT • 2026 • by Classrooms of Belonging & AI Brain Trust at Beyond100K, with the ISP’s Jennifer Burris contributing.
A future for education shaped by AI won’t be determined by technology alone. It will be shaped by the teachers, students, and systems deciding how.

EDUCATOR RESOURCE • 2024-2025 • by Beyond100K
Tools for preparing and retaining STEM teachers with equity, representation, and a sense of belonging developed in partnership with Beyond100K

REPORT • March 2025 • by Alison Brockhouse
STEMpact District Immersion (STEM DI) was a four-year research-practice partnership to improve mathematics education in the St. Louis region. Supported by STEMpact, STEM DI brought together educators from three local districts and education specialists from the Institute for School Partnership at Washington University in St. Louis (ISP). Over the life of this innovative collaboration, we saw important advancements in instructional practices and improved student achievement.

JOURNAL ARTICLE • January 2024 • by Rachel Ruggirello & Alison Brockhouse
Framework for designing equitable and inclusive science lessons and share an example of how this framework was applied to the launch of a fifth grade science unit, specifying the instructional strategies used to provide students with a meaningful, relevant, and engaging learning experience.

JOURNAL ARTICLE • November 2023 • by Rachel Ruggirello, Alison Brockhouse, & Maia Elkana
Article in the Cultural Studies of Science Education journal studying the use of a research-practice partnership (RPP) approach to supporting equitable K-5 science education during the COVID-19 pandemic.

JOURNAL ARTICLE • April 2021 • by Victoria May – Contributor
ISP executive director, Victoria May, shares a case study offering insights into the sustainable funding models that enable researchers to engage with schools and teachers in this comprehensive roadmap for science outreach.

REPORT • September 2020 • by 100Kin10
Strategies to achieve science equity through high school course offerings, supporting teachers to facilitate active and applied STEM learning, and creating systems to ensure equitable teaching and learning with examples from mySci.

JOURNAL ARTICLE • March 2020 • by Victoria May & Myra Lopez
STEMpact is a collaborative program that brings together corporate and foundation funders, teachers, and researchers to formulate and implement best practices to diversify the pipeline for STEM careers.

JOURNAL ARTICLE • June 2018 • by Rachel Ruggirello & Linda Flohr
Exploring strategies to support early career teachers, especially those in alternative certification route programs, teaching science in unfamiliar communities.