A little more than a month ago, the Central Florida Future ran an editorial stance titled, “STEM initiatives not the answer,” which casted a critical gaze on America’s education system. Sources listed in the article showed good reason for the criticism, too: surveys rank American students poorly in terms of their math and science scores as compared to other countries, jobs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields are difficult to find, and companies that are employing people in these fields report low satisfaction with the results. The overall conclusion of the article was that STEM programs in this country, which received $3.6 billion in the 2010 fiscal year, are not working. Link >>
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