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Welcome!
Here's this week's edition of the STEM Ed Update.
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Coalition Update
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Coalition Submits Testimony for Senate Innovation Hearing
The STEM Education Coalition submitted
a lengthy written testimony to the Senate Appropriations Committee for its hearing today entitled "Driving Innovation through Federal Investments." The Coalition's testimony emphasized the important federal role in supporting improvements in STEM education pipeline.
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Top Article:
NSF Gets Boost in Republican Budget
Politico
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House Republicans rolled out their budget for science, commerce and justice programs Tuesday - a $51.2 billion package that outbids President Barack Obama in many cases and will require future cuts from other domestic accounts to make room under the 2015 spending caps.  The National Science Foundation is promised $7.4 billion, an increase of $237 million more than current levels and an estimated $160 million above Obama's core budget request.
Read more here.
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Stay in the Know:
Latest STEM Education Policy News Across the U.S. |
In Testimony, Arne Duncan Continues to Distance Himself From Common Core
Education Week
In a hearing before a House appropriations subcommittee Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan defended the competitive grants built into his fiscal 2015 budget request, gave no substantive details about a proposed Race to the Top for equity contest, and continued to distance himself from the Common Core State Standards.
Read more here.
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Why Can't the U.S. Fill Math and Science Jobs?
CBS
Twenty percent of all jobs in the United States require knowledge in at least one STEM (science, technology, engineering or mathematics) field. But a study out Wednesday by U.S. News and World Report finds America isn't producing enough workers to keep up with demand.
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Chairwoman Mikulski Says Federal Innovators are Blazing a Path of Job Creation, Science Advancements and Economic Growth
US Senate Committee on Appropriations
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Career and Technical Education Gains Ground in Many States
Education Week
States are approving policies to promote career and technical education at a rapid pace, often encouraging businesses and industries to help shape programs or provide internships, according to a recent report from the Education Commission of the States.
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Elementary School Teachers Say They Need Science Training
Mind/Shift
The end of elementary school and throughout middle school are important times to spark scientific inquiry and curiosity in students. But a lot of teachers of those age groups are expected to  teach multiple subjects and often feel they don't have the tools to teach science well. As Linda Lutton reports for National Public Radio, a science museum in Chicago is trying to help teachers overcome that gap by teaching them how to design and deliver engaging, fun, hands-on science lessons that will get kids excited to keep exploring how the world works.
Read more here.
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We appreciate your continued support and involvement.
Sincerely,
The STEM Education Coalition
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Our Coalition's Co-Chairs
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