The rapid increase in technological advancements in quantum information science and technology (QIST) necessitates a diverse workforce. The need for understanding how students, especially young women, develop QIST identity is an important consideration in career aspiration formation. With no existing framework for QIST identity development, this qualitative longitudinal exploratory case study combined aspects of identity frameworks in the QIST-adjacent fields of physics, computer science, engineering, and mathematics into a new framework to identify factors influencing QIST identity

The present study examined student outcomes from a quantum information science and technology (QIST) summer outreach program for U.S. secondary students. The program focused on foundational principles and skills from classical physics, quantum physics, and quantum computing. Students’ attitudes towards QIST learning and careers were measured through a pretest/posttest research design. Exploratory factor analysis was utilized to identify latent attitudinal themes, followed by comparisons of means to measure changes in these factors and analysis of covariance to assess whether these changes were

This report chronicles an education leadership conference to promote precollege quantum information science and technology (QIST) education in U.S. high schools during the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology in 2025. The goal of the conference was to inform K-12 school leaders about quantum ideas, the research landscape in the field, QIST curricular development, and the need for QIST education and workforce preparation strategies to meet the needs of emerging quantum industries. The conference was attended by N=154 school district leaders, educational partners, and Stony Brook

With the current growth in quantum information science and technology (QIST) industrial innovation, there is an increasing need to prepare precollege students for post-secondary QIST study and careers. This study examined high school student outcomes from a QIST outreach program held at both a research university and an informal science institution in the United States. The pre-/post-research design incorporated a newly developed QIST Integration Framework that included elements of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) integration frameworks as well as conceptual change

This review of literature critiques recent research (2019–2023) on quantum information science and technology (QIST) programs designed specifically for high school students. Since QIST research and applications are advancing rapidly with an accompanying global demand for QIST workforce development, it is important to understand how high school students may be introduced to QIST concepts and skills early in the academic pipeline. The review identifies best practices for QIST teaching and learning, how prerequisite mathematical skills are addressed, methodological approaches and limitations, as