Science, Technology, Engineering and Math （科学,技术,工程和数学）.pdf

Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Education America must provide students with a strong education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to prepare them to succeed in the global economy. Scientists and engineers create many of the innovations that drive our Nation’s competitiveness, yet many American students are unprepared in math and science, particularly students from underrepresented groups, and the nation’s STEM workforce needs are not being met. Federal agencies have developed a range of programs over the years in order to advance STEM education, but recognize the need for continued improvement. In 2014, the Presidents Budget proposed a framework for delivering STEM education to more students and more teachers more effectively. The Administration has also published a Federal STEM Education Five-Year Strategic Plan to help align the framework with key goals and strategies. The major areas of priority for this plan include: improving pre-kindergarten-through-grade-twelve (pre-K-12) STEM instruction; increasing and sustaining youth and public engagement in STEM; enhancing the STEM experience of undergraduate students; better serving groups historically underrepresented in STEM; and designing graduate education for tomorrow’s STEM workforce. Over the past year, agencies have made considerable progress towards a stronger and more cohesive infrastructure for delivering STEM education. For example, federal agencies have increased their coordination and are identifying ways to leverage existing resources to improve the reach of agency assets, including over 200,000 federally-employed STEM professionals, laboratory facilities, and cutting- edge research and development. The 2015 Budget for the Department of Education builds on these efforts and also proposes additional goals that focus on identifying and using evidence-based practices and finding new models for leveraging assets