INSPIRING OUR FUTURE STEM WORKFORCE

THE STRUGGLE OF SUPPLY & DEMAND WITHIN THE STEM WORKFORCE
In 2013, President Obama drew attention to the growing importance of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers in our country. In the President’s five-year strategic plan for STEM education, the National Science & Technology Office recognized the increasingly important role that STEM plays in our nation’s advancements. From improving health care to preserving our environment to upholding our national security, “[investing] in STEM education is critical to the Nation and its economic future [because] the jobs of the future are STEM jobs.”1 We . . .