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The idea started on a beach in Mexico. A dozen school-age children were scattered along the sand, darting between the waves and collecting seashells in the tails of their shirts. But only certain shells made the cut, and those that didn’t meet a child’s...

In education circles, the talk is about “STEM,” or science, technology, engineering and mathematics. To Anne Taylor, professor emerita, School of Architecture and Planning, the appropriate acronym is “STEAM,” which adds an “A” for arts and ...