STEM Education
Amid the emergence of new technologies and energy transition, the U.S.’s ambitions for meeting the demands of the future have never been higher. Yet massive inequities persist for students and workers alike in accessing the learning opportunities and pathways that would allow them to access STEM training and careers.
FAS works to identify root causes to persistent K-12 STEM education gaps that prevent students from pursuing STEM disciplines and careers, and to understand and spotlight what research says about effective STEM programs and models. We advance policy solutions that will allow all learners and workers to have pathways into the STEM workforce and wage-sustaining STEM jobs that our nation needs for future prosperity and security.
The new Administration should announce a national talent surge to identify, scale, and recruit into innovative teacher preparation models, expand teacher leadership opportunities, and boost the profession’s prestige.
CHIPS is poised to ramp up demand for STEM graduates, but the nation’s education system is unprepared to produce them.
An analysis of the President’s FY25 budget proposal by the Alliance for Learning Innovation found a lot to like.
If education policymakers are committed to supporting the “whole child,” then they need more measurements than just test scores or graduation rates.