Push for math, science education stumbles amid beleaguered Kansas City districts' pressures

Joe Robertson

Five years ago, alarms sounded over America's rapidly falling stature in STEM education.

That's science, technology, engineering and math -- the keys to our nation's prosperity. But U.S. schools weren't keeping up in the fast-changing fields.

Governors dispatched task forces. New programs were launched. Foundations poured in funding. And schools started to make gains.

Now, however, signs are emerging that the momentum of the mid-2000s is slipping away, even as students' needs continue to grow.

An Email to Madison Superintendent Dan Nerad on Math Teacher Hiring Criteria by Janet Mertz.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at November 3, 2010 2:05 AM
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