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D.C., Maryland and Washington State Hold Highest Concentration of STEM Jobs
Tweet Share on Facebook September 30, 2011 CommentSTEM-related job growth is booming in Washington, D.C., Washington, Virginia and Maryland, according to a new analysis by EMSI, an employment data company.
Those places have the highest concentration of STEM-related workers per capita. Between 2001 and 2011, the number of jobs in STEM-related fields in Washington, D.C. grew 13,758, an 11 percent increase. The firm estimates that there are more than 8 million STEM-related jobs in the U.S.,, 3.7 percent more than in 2001.
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House Bill Could Cut Federal STEM Spending
Tweet Share on Facebook September 30, 2011 CommentA budget bill introduced today by the House Appropriations Committee would cut $175 million in federal math and science spending.
The $153.4 billion Labor, Health and Human Services Funding Bill would cut overall spending in those areas by $4 billion.
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Early STEM Program Still Going Strong
Tweet Share on Facebook September 28, 2011 Comment (3)With the onset of the great recession and a skyrocketing unemployment rate, improving science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) achievement has everyone's attention. But it's not a new problem, according to Reagan Flowers, the founder of one of the country's first STEM programs.
For nearly 10 years, her organization, C-STEM (the C stands for communication) has been helping engage at-risk students in math, science, and English—long before many corporations began donating money to organizations like hers.
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Watch: U.S. News's Making Science Cool
Tweet Share on Facebook September 28, 2011 Comment (1)Yesterday, business leaders, educators, and decision makers met at the National Press Club to discuss the national science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education crisis in America. Here's full footage of the event. Also read a recap of the event, catch up on live tweets from the event, and check out out U.S. News's inaugural rankings of the Best High Schools for Math and Science.
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Experts: STEM Education Is All About Jobs
Tweet Share on Facebook September 27, 2011 Comment (2)One thing was clear at Tuesday's science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education summit hosted by U.S. News—improving science and math educational achievement is about jobs. Lots of them.
"There's no more important issue in America," U.S. News Chairman Mortimer Zuckerman said.
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Twitter Buzz for U.S. News's Making Science Cool Event
Tweet Share on Facebook September 27, 2011 CommentA selection of thought leaders and difference makers met at the National Press Club this morning to discuss the STEM education crisis. U.S. News education reporter Menachem Wecker live tweeted the event—here's some of the highlights.
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U.S. News Releases Best Science and Math High School Rankings
Tweet Share on Facebook September 27, 2011 Comment (2)America's students are struggling in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) subjects. But that doesn't mean there aren't pockets of excellence. Today, U.S. News & World Report recognizes public high schools that are excelling in STEM subjects with its first ranking of the Best High Schools for Math and Science.
Whether the school takes the brightest math and science minds and challenges them with college- and graduate-level courses, or is an open-enrollment school with a particularly strong program, the institutions that ranked the highest have students who took and passed more Advanced Placement courses in math and science than other schools.
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Intel Trains 10 Millionth Teacher
Tweet Share on Facebook September 14, 2011 CommentStudents in Dyane Smokorowski's eighth-grade language arts class partner with orphanages in Nigeria, major record industry players, and local museums.
"In the past 10 years I've worked with teachers on every continent except Antarctica, with all ages from kindergarten to sophomores in high school," Smokorowski says. "My students collaborate to solve real-world issues like the energy crisis."
