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Where the STEM Jobs Are (and Where They Aren't)
The New York Times
The national priority in education can be summed up in a four-letter acronym: STEM. And that's understandable. A country's proficiency in science, technology, engineering and mathematics is vital in generating economic growth, advancing scientific innovation and creating good jobs.
 The STEM campaign has been underway for years, championed by policymakers across the ideological spectrum, embraced in schools everywhere and by organizations ranging from the YWCA to the Boy Scouts. By now, the term - first popularized and promoted by the National Science Foundation - is used as a descriptive identifier. "She's a STEM," usually meant as a compliment, suggests someone who has a leg up in the college admissions sweepstakes. Continue reading
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Without changes in education, the future of work will leave more people behind
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glimpse into America's future labor market suggests a boom in health care jobs, soaring employment in clean energy and a continued decline in manufacturing positions.
Those are among the key takeaways from 10-year employment projections released last week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The findings offer more evidence of widening socioeconomic inequality, the migration of jobs to the service sector and a drop in the number of middle-class jobs for workers with only a high school diploma. Read more here.
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In face of shortage, California colleges to shrink time to become a math teacher
EdSource
To entice more students to become math teachers - and ease a chronic shortage in California classrooms - four state universities will offer preparation programs considerably shortening the time it takes to get a teaching credential. Cal State Los Angeles, San Jose State, San Diego State and Fresno State have each received state grants of approximately $250,000 to create credential programs that allow future math teachers to earn a bachelor's degree while simultaneously earning a single-subject math teaching credential.Once the programs are underway, students will be able to get a credential in four years, instead of the average of 5 1/2 years it currently takes.
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Climate Battlefront Comes to New Mexico Schools
The Heartland Institute
It seems New Mexico's schoolchildren will be the latest casualties in the battle to ensure science education in the state's schools is based on facts and the best available evidence, not driven by political activists pushing an anti-fossil fuel, anti-capitalism agenda. Despite early promises it would stand up for science, New Mexico's Public Education Department (PED) has caved to climate alarmists and is adopting the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in whole, including the standards' false certainty humans are causing dangerous climate change. Read more here.
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State Department announces TechGirls Grant Program
STEM Education Coalition
On October 26th, 2017, The Office of Citizen Exchanges, Youth Programs Division, of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announced an open competition for the FY 2018 TechGirls program. U.S. public and private non-profit organizations may submit proposals to conduct a three- to four-week exchange program in the United States in summer 2018 for approximately 28 high school girls from the Middle East and North Africa focused on promoting the high-level study of technology. Continue reading here.
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Director of External Relations Lindsey Gardner speaks at STEM Pathways Summit
SmartBrief
What can educators do to prepare students for future STEM jobs? On Oct. 20, K-20 STEM professionals -- from education, government and private industry -- gathered at the District Architecture Center in Washington, D.C. for
SmartBrief's 4th annual STEM Pathways Summit to discuss and share ideas about the future of STEM education.
The event featured discussions about a variety of STEM education issues, such as whole-district STEAM, immersive technologies in STEM and using Ted Talk principles to engage students in the STEM classroom. Read the a summary of Lindsey's comments and others
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Check out the October Issue of STEM for Women Magazine!
STEM for Women Magazine
This exciting issues features a profile of Dr. Kim Lawe, director of the Eastvale STEM Academy located in Eastvale, California, and a cover story on classroom applications of augmented reality technology. Read the complete issue online
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