A gender gap in STEM widened during the pandemic. Schools in NC and US are trying to make up lost ground
Efforts to close the gap between boys and girls in STEM classes are picking up after losing steam nationwide during the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools have extensive work ahead to make up for the ground girls lost, in both interest and performance.
Emily Walkenhorst, WRAL News, and ANNIE MA and SHARON LURY, Associated Press