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Welcome to U.S. News's STEM Education resource center. Here, you'll find the latest news, opinions and thoughts about science, technology, engineering and math education. America lags behind countries such as China, Finland, and South Korea in developing top math and science minds. In 2009, American 15-year-olds ranked 17th in science and 25th in math in the Program for International Student Assessment rankings. Top corporations, non-profit leaders, and politicians have all made STEM a top education policy issue. Here you will find viewpoints from top experts in the field, rankings of top STEM schools, and stories about programs and people that are making a difference. We hope this will become your home base for any and all STEM developments. We welcome community interaction; please send any news or submissions to stem@usnews.com.

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Improving the pipeline to STEM related fields goes deeper than just student testing levels. While the rankings may be one source of judging how knowledgeable our students are in a subject, there are in my eyes three elements necessary: the knowledge of the material, the inspiration to pursue a lifetime dedicated to this material, and a prolonged desire to stay motivated and continue learning. While rankings are great for triggering alerts, higher proficiency rankings cannot be the only goal. Outreach programs, after school activities, classroom mentors and all the great existing programs are part of improving this weakened pipeline. (I practice what I preach: I am a full-time structural engineer, the author of "From Sundaes to Space Stations", the New England regional Future City Competition coordinator, the volunteer outreach coordinator for the Boston Society of Civil Engineers and on several other STEM related committees.)

Reed Brockman of MA 9:45AM September 01, 2011

This site could become a focal point and hence a great resource for educators interested in advancing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education. But, let's have less presentation of view points, especially if they have been eloquently articulated by many others in the past, and more guidance and discussions on how teachers can actually implement STEM curricula in their classrooms and schools.

Dr. Sivand Lakmazaheri of VA 9:28AM August 31, 2011

One way to accomplish all this is to create stronger connections between the educational process, particularly for younger students, and the career paths offered by the employers who need those skilled workers into the future.
Monster is working with it's corporate customers, workforce investment boards, government, educators, and NGOs to enable exactly this type of collaboration through a program called iSucceed. We are enhancing the connections within the ecosystem.
In essence, 'some' of the difficulties facing educators today can be solved by eliminating the academic silos and enabling young people to build context, vision, and relationship capital around the work they're doing in school. By providing role models, informative workshops for students and parents, and connectivity to people in the working world, we empower them to map and pursue their pathways into in-demand careers.

Andy Vaughan of NY 9:18AM August 31, 2011

Welcome to Our New STEM Resource Center

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