(Jim Hock) "There is a sense of
urgency." Those are the words of
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan when it comes to the issue of making sure
America's kids are getting the right skills in STEM (science and math
education).
Coming from a liberal artsy writer type who was also a former teacher, the country desperately needs our kids on a wider basis to develop a stronger love of math, science, engineering and technology studies. This Educate to Innovate effort is important because with today's announcement, we are effectively doubling to $500 million efforts to improve STEM education. That's enough for 10,000 new math and science teachers and training for 100,000 more teachers.
From the Washington Post, among many of initiatives, companies like Intel are stepping up to the plate by "committing $200 million in cash and in-kind support over 10 years for expanded teacher training and other measures. For instance, the company will offer nationwide an intensive 80-hour math course to help U.S. elementary school teachers, who are usually generalists, develop expertise. About 1,200 teachers from California, Arizona, Massachusetts and New Jersey have taken the course since 2007.”
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