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Title: STEM Performance and Supply: Assessing the Evidence for Education Policy
The relationship between education policy and workforce policy has long been uneasy. It is widely believed in many quarters of American society that the U.S. education system is in decline and, what’s more, that it bears significant responsibility for a wide range of social ills, including stagnant wages, increasing inequality, high unemployment, and overall economic lethargy. However, as analyzed in this paper, the preponderance of evidence suggests that the U.S. education system has produced ample supplies of students to respond to STEM labor market demand. The “pipeline” of STEM-potential students is similarly strong and expanding.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1561687
PAR ID:
10521093
Author(s) / Creator(s):
;
Publisher / Repository:
Springer
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of Science Education and Technology
Volume:
28
Issue:
1
ISSN:
1059-0145
Page Range / eLocation ID:
9 to 25
Subject(s) / Keyword(s):
STEM workforce STEM policy Education policy STEM demand STEM supply Education performance STEM Education
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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