Obama made an appearance in a Baltimore County, Md., school this morning about the new budget. This budget raised the discretionary Education Department funding to $77.4 billion, a nearly 21% increase from $64.1 billion in 2010.The reason for this increase in funding is because engineering, math, critical thinking, and problem solving “are the kinds of subjects and skills that our kids need to achieve success in the 21st century.” Read the Wall Street Journal article here that goes more in depth.
More Money for STEM Education 2012
February 14th, 2011 by Noah Clark
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