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Industry Experts to Discuss STEM Crisis Thursday Evening

January 30, 2012 RSS Feed Print

If you're new to the STEM world or want to hear from some of the industry's brightest minds, tune in Thursday night at 7 p.m. EST to listen to some of the country's brightest minds talk about the STEM crisis with The Future of Science Education, a 30-minute video that will focus on the future of science education in America and the consequences of not raising a STEM-literate society.

The video will be followed by live chats with industry experts such as Bruce Alberts, editor of Science magazine, Subra Suresh, director of the National Science Foundation, and Brian Kelly, editor of U.S. News & World Report. Joining them will be a host of teachers, nonprofit leaders, and policy experts who are dedicated to improving America's STEM achievement.

Check out the video below for a quick teaser of what you can expect.

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I sure try to spark an interest in young people on my http://www.scienceguy.org website and science projects workshops but it is hard to keep the interest going.

Bill Kuhl of MN 7:32PM January 30, 2012

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