TweetOn Tuesday, the STEM Education Policy Forum hosted a briefing on Capitol Hill entitled, “Connected STEM Learning: Transitioning to a New Vision of Delivering STEM Education.” In partnership with the Policy Forum, the event was co-sponsored by the National Science Teachers Association, the Afterschool Alliance, and the Association of Science-Technology Centers. Panelists for the event included Dennis […]
Category: Advocacy
Memo to President-Elect Trump’s Transition Team
TweetToday the STEM Education Coalition sent its transition memo entitled, “STEM Education, Good Jobs, and American Prosperity,” to President-Elect Trump’s transition team. The document outlines a broad range of policies endorsed by the Coalition. It also includes recommendations for the first one-hundred days of President-Elect Trump’s term. The Coalition appreciates the opportunity to share its […]
New State Toolkit for Afterschool and Informal STEM Advocates
TweetOctober 26, 2016 The STEM Education Coalition Policy Forum and the Afterschool Alliance have collaborated to develop a toolkit of materials to help advocates make the case at the state and local level for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education to be a top priority and to integrate afterschool and informal learning strategies into overall plans […]
The Hill: A Decade Is Way Too Long to Wait
TweetOn Tuesday, Executive Director of the STEM Education Coalition, James Brown, along with David Evans, the Executive Director of the National Science Teachers Association wrote an article for The Hill urging policymakers to fund Title II and Title IV of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) at the highest possible level. You can read the […]
STEM Education Coalition Applauds House on Perkins CTE Passage
TweetThe STEM Education Coalition commends the House for bipartisan progress on the reauthorization of the Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. The House bill contains several important provisions that will help schools integrate more high-quality STEM content into CTE programming, which is a promising way to expand opportunities for all students to succeed in the […]
STEM Education Coalition Signs Afterschool STEM Hub Letter to State Policymakers
TweetThe STEM Education Coalition was a signatory on a letter sent to state education policymakers by the Afterschool STEM Hub, an alliance of local, state and national organizations dedicated to improving education for all students. The letter, sent on Wednesday, September 7, was signed by more than 100 organizations from communities across the country and […]
STEM Education Coalition Praises House Action to Fund Key ESSA Program to Support Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Education
TweetThe STEM Education Coalition issued the following statement on this week’s action by the House Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee bill to fund the Department of Education and the nation’s new education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): “We are pleased with the House Subcommittee’s funding level of $1 billion for the Student […]
STEM Education Coalition Statement on Senate’s American Innovation and Competitiveness Act
TweetThe STEM Education Coalition issued the following statement on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee’s American Innovation and Competitiveness Act: “We commend the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee for producing a bipartisan bill that recognizes policies to improve science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education are a critical aspect of an overall U.S. […]
STEM Education Coalition Expresses Disappointment with Senate Education Subcommittee Funding Level
TweetJune 7, 2016 The STEM Education Coalition issued the following statement on today’s Senate Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee bill to fund the Department of Education and the nation’s new education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): “We are very disappointed in the Subcommittee funding level of $300 million for the Student Support […]
STEM Ed Coalition Sends ESSA Guidance Recommendations to Dept. of Education
TweetOn Wednesday, the STEM Education Coalition’s Leadership Council sent feedback to the U.S. Department of Education on the implementation of STEM-related provisions in the Every Student Succeeds Act. The guidance recommends that the Dept. of Education: strongly recommends states and districts to use Title II funds on professional development activities for STEM educators. These professional […]