Consumer Affairs – Mark Huffman
“For the better part of the last decade educators, industry leaders and policymakers have promoted an increase in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) curriculum in high school and college. Businesses are increasingly technical and jobs in these fields tend to pay well. Groups like the STEM Education Coalition have lobbied federal and state lawmakers on STEM education issues in an effort to improve it at all levels. The coalition has worked to develop new STEM teachers and expand the number of students in the STEM pipeline. Their efforts appear to have paid off, at least in terms of the number of students embarking on STEM fields.”(more)