Li Feng, Michael Hansen, and David Devraj Kumar write for Brookings: The nation’s economic growth, international competitiveness, and national security in the 21st century relies heavily on occupations and industries in science, technology, engineering, and math, otherwise known as STEM fields. The U.S., once a leader in student achievement in STEM subjects, has experienced a relative decline over several decades, prompting various expert bodies to issue warnings about impending catastrophe on our current path. Thus, increasing the competency of public school students in STEM subjects has become an urgent—if often overshadowed—objective for policymakers.
go to Brookings website: The Robert Noyce Scholarship and the STEM teacher pipeline (brookings.edu)
