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04-13-2016, 07:44 PM
Why kids in America fall behind in science — and how we can change that
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Globally, the U.S. is at risk of declining eco**mic competitiveness (http://www.nap.edu/catalog/12999/rising-above-the-gathering-storm-revisited-rapidly-approaching-category-5) due to its continuing lower levels of educational attainment in science, tech**logy, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
The U.Scurrently ranks 44th (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjL98GE6PzLAhXCGh4KHS_2CAMQFggdMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww3.weforum.org%2Fdocs%2Fgcr%2F2 015-2016%2FGlobal_Competitiveness_Report_2015-2016.pdf&usg=AFQjCNHprvEobTBFpsRXQv0dXPUACXdXqA&sig2=zuUpNI5rZ01WZb-yrqIImA) according to the quality of its mathematics and science education. A *“leaky STEM pipeline” (http://jcfsandiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/PISA-Scores-STEM-Aug-2013.pdf)*—*in which factors such as lower expectations, discrimination and a lack of interest make it less likely that*racial or ethnic mi**rities (http://changetheequation.org/stemtistics), women or those from low-income families will pursue STEM careers*—*makes many adults*less likely to be employed (http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/2013/digest/)*in these types of positions.
Efforts that increase schoolchildren’s science achievement*—*particularly those from diverse, traditionally marginalized populations*—*could help provide children with greater future employment opportunities while ensuring that the U.S. remains eco**mically competitive.*Yet STEM positions are often high-paying and provide greater eco**mic well-being and employment stability, especially as the U.S. transitions to a*k**wledge-based eco**my (http://www.businessinsider.com/stem-majors-earn-a-lot-more-money-after-graduation-2014-7). Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/13/why-kids-fall-behind-in-science/)
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Globally, the U.S. is at risk of declining eco**mic competitiveness (http://www.nap.edu/catalog/12999/rising-above-the-gathering-storm-revisited-rapidly-approaching-category-5) due to its continuing lower levels of educational attainment in science, tech**logy, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
The U.Scurrently ranks 44th (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjL98GE6PzLAhXCGh4KHS_2CAMQFggdMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww3.weforum.org%2Fdocs%2Fgcr%2F2 015-2016%2FGlobal_Competitiveness_Report_2015-2016.pdf&usg=AFQjCNHprvEobTBFpsRXQv0dXPUACXdXqA&sig2=zuUpNI5rZ01WZb-yrqIImA) according to the quality of its mathematics and science education. A *“leaky STEM pipeline” (http://jcfsandiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/PISA-Scores-STEM-Aug-2013.pdf)*—*in which factors such as lower expectations, discrimination and a lack of interest make it less likely that*racial or ethnic mi**rities (http://changetheequation.org/stemtistics), women or those from low-income families will pursue STEM careers*—*makes many adults*less likely to be employed (http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/2013/digest/)*in these types of positions.
Efforts that increase schoolchildren’s science achievement*—*particularly those from diverse, traditionally marginalized populations*—*could help provide children with greater future employment opportunities while ensuring that the U.S. remains eco**mically competitive.*Yet STEM positions are often high-paying and provide greater eco**mic well-being and employment stability, especially as the U.S. transitions to a*k**wledge-based eco**my (http://www.businessinsider.com/stem-majors-earn-a-lot-more-money-after-graduation-2014-7). Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/13/why-kids-fall-behind-in-science/)
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