According to a recent article in Education Week, many of the current crop of STEM schools are focusing more on students from underrepresented groups, including ethnic minorities and females, than their traditional counterparts which sought solely high-performing math and science students. With no clear definition of "STEM school," some are intensifying studies of math and science, while others are providing interdisciplinary projects in STEM-related themes, such as the Grand Challenges of Engineering from the National Academy of Engineering. http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/cms/8996/9221.aspx [Grand Challenges Contest entries due between 20 Sept. 2011 and 30 March 2012 for the USA Scienc & Engineering Festival in April 2012.] While there is no definitive data on the success of STEM schools as a whole in raising student test scores, early returns are promising. http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/09/14/03stem_ep.h31.html?tkn=WOCCRf%2FVSK9%2FFpTBXVLPsvN8femsPBXNSN0l&cmp=clp-sb-ascd
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