The Myths about STEM...and Why We ACTUALLY Need It

You hear a lot about shortages of workers to fill science, technology, engineering, and mathematics jobs...but is there actually a shortage? Kate and Dave explore the research into why there might or might not be a STEM shortage, and why we need STEM in our schools regardless. Research: Carnevale, A.P. & Cheah, B. (2015). "From hard times to better times: College majors, unemployment, and earnings." Charette, R.N. (2013). "The STEM crisis is a myth." IEEE Spectrum . Retrieved from . Oh, J. (2014). "Best for last series: STEM education, what's the big deal?" The Think Tank . Retrieved from: "Science and engineering indicators 2014" (February 2014). National Science Foundation | National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics . Retrieved from Teitelbaum, M.S. (2014). "The Myth of the Science and Engineering Shortage." The Atlantic. Retrieved from Woodruff, K. (2013). "A history of STEM – Reigniting the challenge with NGSS and CCSS." Endeavor: NASA's Science Teaching Certificate Project. Retrieved from

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