Federal Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Portfolio. A Report from the Federal Inventory of STEM Education Fast- Track Action Committee, Committee on STEM Education

摘要

The need for high quality science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education has been touted by numerous reports that link our Nation's future economic success and security to a highly skilled STEM workforce. National studies and international comparisons have repeatedly shown that STEM education in the United States needs to be improved. The Federal government provides support for a large number of STEM education programs that previous reports have described as potentially duplicative, overlapping, or uncoordinated. To address these issues, Congress, in the America COMPETES Act, called on the Office of Science and Technology Policy to create an interagency committee to catalogue all Federal investments in STEM education and analyze the amount of duplication, overlap, and fragmentation across programs. The Fast- Track Action Committee on Federal Investment in STEM Education was chartered to develop the inventory process, analyze the inventory results, and draft the inventory report. The membership of the fast-track action committee included representatives from the same 11 Federal agencies that comprise the NSTC Committee on STEM Education (CoSTEM). This report summarizes the findings of the effort to catalogue Federal investments in STEM education and will inform the five-year strategic plan to improve the effectiveness of Federal STEM education efforts.