National Science Board approves and takes to Congress National Action Plan for twenty-first century STEM education.(TIDE News)(science, technology, engineering, and mathematics)

Publication: The Technology Teacher

Bookmark this article Print this article Link to this article Email this article Digg It! Add to del.icio.us RSS

COPYRIGHT 2007 International Technology Education Association

On October 3, 2007 in a congressional briefing, the National Science Board rolled out a national action plan for twenty-first century education in STEM--science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Top among the Board's recommendations are increased coordination of STEM education across the nation--including the formation of an independent, non-Federal, National Council for STEM Education--and the preparation of an adequate supply of highly effective STEM teachers.

The Board's National Action Plan for Addressing the Critical Needs of the U.S. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education System lays out...

Read the full article for free courtesy of your local library.