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letter coauthored by U.S. Representatives Richard Hanna (R-NY) and Joe Courtney (D-CT) and signed by 34 members of the U.S. House of Representatives, sent to House and Senate leaders supporting a Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) provision that would provide dedicated funding to every state to boost STEM education activities.
This summer I had the honor of attending an event that brought together educators and industry leaders involved in improving the state of STEM education in the U.S. During a panel discussion, I was asked whether I was encouraged or discouraged by where we are today in terms of diversity in STEM education. I am definitely encouraged, but we still have far to go to achieve equity in STEM education for minorities who have been historically underrepresented in STEM fields.
Educators and businesses collided at Arkansas State University Monday at the Think Tank for STEM Partnership Conference.
In the US, each state sets its own expectations of what the public schools in that state should accomplish. These expectations take the form of education standards, which describe both the subjects that should be introduced at each grade level and what specific material the students should learn within them. Standardized tests in these states are typically based on these education standards as well.
