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CIO April 30, 2012 Michael Friedenberg	What Will It Take to Get More Women Execs in IT? Women still make up a woefully small percentage of STEM professionals. Will the tide will change soon?
IndustryWeek October 19, 2011	High Unemployment and Few Qualified Candidates? It's a Teachable Moment Bayer MaterialScience's efforts to promote STEM education are elementary - and much more.
Chemistry World October 29, 2014 Emma Stoye	Financial hurdles prevent women returning to STEM A survey of over 5000 women suggests the majority face significant barriers when returning to work in science, technology, engineering and maths jobs following a career break.
Geotimes January 2007 Margaret Anne Baker	Diversity in the Geosciences -- We Can Do Better As minorities become the majority of the population, the inability to tap these communities is a severe handicap to actually tapping the bulk of the best and brightest students and including them in the geoscience community.
Chemistry World October 25, 2011 Rebecca Trager	US STEM graduates look beyond science for careers Concern that the US is losing its scientific and technological pre-eminence has been growing for some time, accelerated by recent economic turmoil, but a new report suggests that the issue goes beyond the need for more professional scientists, engineers and mathematicians.
HHMI Bulletin May 2012	President's Letter: Critical Thinking Though our efforts to improve the training of STEM teachers and students are modest in the big picture, we hope the work becomes an amplifying mechanism. And with new initiatives coming out of our science education group, we plan to have an even bigger influence on STEM education in this country.
National Defense October 2009 Cynthia D. Miller	Bill to Establish Office of STEM Education The government has more than a dozen agencies dedicated to science, technology, engineering and math initiatives with more than $3 billion allocated to these efforts in 2006.
T.H.E. Journal August 26, 2009 David Nagel	Federal Grants Aim To Boost STEM Equity The United States Department of Education announced about $6.3 million in grants to programs aimed at bringing underrepresented groups into STEM careers and pursuing advanced degrees.
Geotimes April 2007 Vernon J. Ehlers	Education: Why Do I Have to Learn Geometry? The study of science, technology, engineering and math is critical for every student in our nation, not only for enhancing their opportunities for good jobs, but also for improving our national security and competitiveness.
T.H.E. Journal November 2003 Chris Rother	Technology's Value in Education A teacher survey reveals the importance of student access to computers and the need for more tech training.
National Defense July 2009 Edward M. Swallow	'Project Lead the Way' Key to Future Defense Industry Workforce Maintaining a highly skilled U.S. aerospace, defense and homeland security work force is critical to the nation's security and economic strength, so the National Defense Industrial Association is taking action.
Fast Company Chris Gayomali	How MentorNet Plans to Bring Diversity to Tech and Science -- With LinkedIn's Help MentorNet, a network dedicated to pairing women and minority students in STEM fields with mentors, would like to make a difference. And it starts with just 15 minutes a week.
National Defense January 2013 Yasmin Tadjdeh	Budget Woes Driving Scientists, Engineers Away from Defense Department Jobs The budget crunch is a new factor preventing the Defense Department from recruiting and retaining top talent within its science, technology, engineering and mathematics workforce, a recent report found.
Chemistry World May 16, 2011 Rebecca Trager	NSF five year plan to keep US science on top The agency plans to ensure that the US remains pre-eminent in S&E research and education.
HHMI Bulletin Nov 2011 Dan Ferber	Calling All Teachers This article focuses on preservice training -- training college students and graduates to be STEM teachers.
Fast Company Neal Ungerleider	Twitter Made Its Diversity Goals Public, But They Aren't Very Drastic Twitter matched Pinterest's effort on Friday, when it announced its own goals to increase the number of women and underrepresented minorities at the company.
National Defense November 2009 Cynthia D. Miller	Institute Strives for National STEM Education Network How do we create our next generation of scientists and engineers? It takes an individual who has classroom experience, vision for the future and sheer determination to find it.
Job Journal April 20, 2008	Career Snapshot: School Teacher Our children are the future, and school teachers are entrusted with the responsibility of educating and inspiring them.
National Defense September 2010 Mark Russell	One Company's Approach to Solving the Nation's STEM Dilemma Raytheon understands how to analyze complex systems in a comprehensive manner. These analysis techniques can be applied to the education problem of producing enough technology and engineering graduates.
InternetNews June 23, 2005 Roy Mark	Study Says Tech Flunks Diversity Test Racial minorities are significantly underrepresented in IT workforce and the percentage of women in the IT workplace is declining.
T.H.E. Journal April 2009	Online PD: The Teachers Talk Back More than half of teachers surveyed cited scheduling as a primary benefit of participating in online professional development offerings.
CFO June 1, 2007 Alix Nyberg Stuart	Gap Analysis Why diversity programs work better for women than for minorities seeking careers in finance.
Information Today November 17, 2015 Cheryl Ann Peltier-Davis	Facebook Launches TechPrep Website to Kick-Start Programming Careers for Minorities This rich resource hub serves up reference materials, tutorials, videos, games, and apps targeted to audiences of varying ages and programming experience.
Chemistry World January 4, 2016 Maria Burke	A third of Australian women in science and engineering ready to quit Almost a third of Australian women working in science, technology, engineering and math expect to leave the sector within the next five years.
CIO September 14, 2012 Gary Beach	Time to Pay It Forward for Better Educated IT Workers The author knows American students lag behind other countries in STEM and thinks McKinsey's 'Closing the Talent Gap' report may be on to something. Is it time we incentivize our best students to forgo the private sector for jobs in public education?
T.H.E. Journal February 8, 2010 Scott Aronowitz	STEM Academy Looks To Bolster Teacher Competency The STEM Academy will offer a series of professional development opportunities to significantly advance educators' ability for STEM literacy, experimentation and analysis, and practical application.
T.H.E. Journal October 2004 Chris Rother	Evaluating Technology's Role in the Classroom Teachers are using computers more than ever before for everything from instruction to handling administrative chores and communicating with parents.
National Defense March 2012 Edward Swallow	Rep. Mike Honda Introduces Bill to Boost STEM Education The chairman of the National Defense Industrial Association's Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Workforce division spoke to Rep. Mike Honda, D-Calif., regarding a bill he recently introduced, the STEM Education Innovation Act.
Fast Company Anna Maria Chavez	Girl Scouts CEO On The Importance Of Encouraging Girls To Enter STEM Fields Digital Cookie meets girls where they are -- online -- and teaches them exciting new 21st-century skills such as website maintenance, online money management, e-commerce, online marketing, and even cyber security.
T.H.E. Journal December 18, 2009 David Nagel	NASA Funds Target 13 K-12 STEM Education Programs Thirteen K-12 STEM education initiatives will receive an infusion of more than $12 million through NASA's Nspires program. The programs to be funded incorporate a range of technologies, from online social networking to virtual learning to digital media.
Fast Company J.J. McCorvey	Intel Launches Investment Fund For Startups Led By Women And Minorities The Intel Capital Diversity Fund will invest $125 million over the next five years in businesses led by women and underrepresented minorities.
National Defense June 2010 Cynthia D. Miller	Business, Industry STEM Education Coalition Launched The search for scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians has become a major focus for many government and business sectors.
National Defense January 2016 Stew Magnuson	More Learning, Less Testing to Boost STEM The defense and aerospace workers of the 21st century will need more than expertise in STEM fields. They will need to be creative, critical thinkers, and they will need to know how to work in teams to solve problems.
National Defense May 2013 Yasmin Tadjdeh	Industry, Academia, Government Grapple With Dwindling STEM Workforce The problems associated with a weak STEM applicant pool can threaten national security, some experts have said. In response, industry, academia and the government have funneled millions of dollars into STEM-education initiatives. But the numbers aren't budging.
InternetNews April 26, 2007 Roy Mark	Congress Gets Competitive With Bills Senate, House approve legislation aimed at improving America's global competitiveness.
T.H.E. Journal July 2008 Mary Ann Wolf	High Schools : An Equation That Works As secondary students continue to show little interest in the four STEM subjects, combining technology use with engaging instructional practices may be the only way to reach them.
Geotimes November 2007 Linda Rowan	Science Legislation: America COMPETES, Geeks Rule and Everybody Wins The 110th Congress went into its August recess having successfully passed a major measure for physical science research and science and engineering education.
Chemistry World September 5, 2008 Fred Campbell	Rushed Reforms Failing UK School Science UK government reforms of school education have done little to increase the number of children with maths or science (STEM) qualifications, according to the UK's national academy of sciences.
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National Defense February 2012 Sandra I. Erwin	It's a Hobson's Choice: Dollars For Defense or for Education? In today's zero-sum budget world, every federal program is in a cutthroat fight for survival. Defense and education are no exception. As the largest slice of the government's discretionary spending pie, defense competes for dollars with everything else, including education.
National Defense June 2007 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Education Trends Portend Trouble for Defense One of the most troubling trends in the U.S. is that our schools are producing fewer U.S.-born science and math graduates than countries such as China, Taiwan, South Korea, India and Mexico.
CIO December 1, 2005 Maria Klawe	Blue Skies Ahead for IT Jobs Contrary to popular belief, career opportunities in computer science are at an all-time high. We've got to spread that message among students from a rainbow of backgrounds, or risk becoming a technological backwater.
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Science News October 7, 2006	Science Safari: Learning about Engineering This site offers material and access to resources to help motivate teachers, counselors, and students to learn about and consider pursuing careers in engineering.
National Defense March 2011 Cynthia D. Miller	National Science Foundation Supports STEM Education Of equal importance to the foundation is the support of science and engineering education, from pre-kindergarten through graduate school and beyond, with a variety of fellowships and programs specifically for teachers and students.
HHMI Bulletin Feb 2012	Raising Their Game When done right professional development can make a real difference for students.
InternetNews October 18, 2010	Obama: STEM Education a Competitive Imperative In an address marking the occasion of the White House science fair, President Obama stresses the urgency of promoting science and math education to keep the nation competitive in areas such as IT.
BusinessWeek June 26, 2006	Best Practices: A Top 10 List Frustrated by the meager payoff from its traditional efforts to improve schools, a new generation of business philanthropists is developing innovative approaches to solving this seemingly intractable problem.
Chemistry World August 22, 2013 Geri Richmond	Science unlimited Every country in the world is facing serious challenges that require a strong and innovative scientific workforce. Developing that robust workforce requires talented individuals from all segments of society, with a diversity of views and competencies, skills and insights.