Government data shows about a quarter of the U.S. workforce is employed in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) careers.
Here’s a potential problem for those students who want to get into these fields – the results of thelatest PISA(Program for International Student Assessment) exam, which show more than one-third of American 15-year-olds are low performers in math.
“One piece of that is making sure that students are getting access to STEM coursework. We know that students who get, you know, four or five opportunities to access advanced coursework in the STEM fields are way, way more likely to go into the field,” said Shannah Varon, Executive Director of Teach For America Massachusetts.
Varon says schools can also promote internship opportunities in STEM fields, something computer science teacher, Yanepsi Alvarado does. Her goal has been to make STEM learning more accessible.
“One size doesn’t fit all. Like being intentional about differentiating the …