“The increasingly [global] economy means that the United States is facing more competition as other nations increase their skills in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects, areas key to success in a high-tech world. Many state leaders, perceiving the importance of improved STEM education to their economies, have recently begun to take action. This ECS StateNote provides examples of action that 16 states have taken recently that explicitly include all of the STEM subjects in one initiative.� |