Reflecting on the 2018 and 2024 Reports by National Science & Technology Council’s Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
In December 2018, the National Science and Technology Council of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, released the Federal Government’s five-year strategic plan for STEM education. Created in collaboration with national experts, the Strategic Plan charted a vision for all Americans having lifelong access to high-quality STEM education and the United States being the global leader in STEM literacy, innovation, and employment.
The strategy was built on four pathways, across sectors and approaches to meet Plan objectives, including:
Developing Strategic Partnerships, like those of the STEM Ecosystems, strengthening existing relationships and developing new connections between educational institutions, employers, and their communities.
Cross-Disciplinary Student Engagement with relevant, real-world learning opportunities that prepare young people to solve complex problems and enter STEM fields.
Building Digital Literacy to support problem-solving through digital devices and the use of data.
Transparency and Accountability through investments in evidence-based practices.
2024 Federal Strategic Plan for Advancing STEM Education and Cultivating STEM Talent
The National Science and Technology Council has just released the latest five-year Federal Strategic Plan for Advancing STEM Education and Cultivating STEM Talent. The Plan offers a vision for STEM in America:
The United States will inspire, educate, train, and innovate in STEM fields and STEM careers, so that through unparalleled access and opportunity, the nation can leverage the full potential of its STEM talent and ensure the country’s national security, economic prosperity, and global competitiveness.
The Plan offers three principles as a framework for the nation to execute on the plan including:
Access and Opportunity to STEM learning and workforce opportunities for all.
Ecosystem Development through multi-sector partnerships to collaboratively produce critical STEM talent.
Accountability and Transparency through sharing knowledge and resources.
In addition to the framework, the Plan offers five pillars required to advance STEM education and workforce development in the United States.
- STEM Engagement across communities and learning across a lifetime.
- STEM Teaching and Learning to prepare learners at all ages for STEM futures.
- STEM Workforce to meet critical and emerging scientific and technological needs facing the nation.
- STEM Research and Innovation to drive cutting-edge education research, advance research capacity, and cultivate innovation and entrepreneurial talent development.
- STEM Environments that remove barriers and support career and research trajectories.
TIES is hopeful for the progress of STEM in the nation and understands that collaboration is the only way to make this happen. As we continue to cultivate regional and global Ecosystems, we are eager to advance strategic partnerships that uplift STEM learning, teaching, and workforce development opportunities for all.
Read more about the STEM Ecosystems Pillars.
Join us in charting a collaborative future of STEM.