At the request of our state partner, Vermont Afterschool, the Coalition and the Afterschool Alliance sent a letter to Vermont HHS Secretary Al Gobeille praising the state’s recent decision devote $600,000 from the state’s tobacco settlement to support afterschool programs with a focus on STEM education. The purpose of the […]
Director of Pennsylvania Afterschool Network Updates Coalition on Smart STEM Initiative
Earlier this week, the Coalition’s Policy Forum received an update from Laura Saccente, Director, Pennsylvania Statewide Afterschool/Youth Development Network, on the status of the early implementation of the $30 million PAsmart STEM Initiative. PAsmart will address local and regional needs connected to state-level priorities through a simple, onestop state funding source that invests […]
Coalition Applauds STEM Focus in FY 2018 EIR Awards
Over the past week, the Department of Education rolled out their FY 2018 grant awards for the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) program. The EIR grants are of particular importance to the STEM education community as it is the largest competitive grant program now targeted to focus on STEM activities because […]
Security Industry Association Joins the Coalition’s Leadership Council
The STEM Education Coalition is pleased to welcome the Security Industry Association as our newest member of the Coalition’s Leadership Council! The Security Industry Association (SIA) 900 members include large companies such as Siemens and Johnson Controls as well as hundreds of smaller businesses that provide surveillance, threat assessment and security […]
Coalition Supports Increased Education Appropriations
From STEM Education Coalition Executive Director James Brown: “Congress’s proposed increases in the latest education appropriations bill are a huge win for American education and clearly indicate Congress’s prioritization of STEM learning. We are pleased to see $70 million increases for both Title IV, Part A and Career and Technical […]
Coalition Co-Hosts Briefing on ESSA Title IV, Part A Grants
The STEM Education Coalition, in conjunction with the Title IV, Part A Coalition, the College Board, and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) held a briefing this week on the topic of how states and districts are utilizing the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Title IV, Part A Student Support […]
Coalition Statement on Senate CTE Reauthorization
James Brown, Executive Director of the STEM Education Coalition, said the following on the passage of S. 3217: “We are pleased the Senate passed a reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act last night. While we appreciate the bipartisan nature of the bill and the commitment […]
Senate CTE Bill Needs More STEM Focus
James Brown, Executive Director of the STEM Education Coalition, released the following statement on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee moving legislation to reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act: “We are pleased the Senate HELP Committee has advanced a bipartisan bill to reauthorize […]
Coalition, ATEC, and Spartan College Meet with Federal Leaders on Aviation Workforce Issues
On June 13, representatives from the STEM Education Coalition, Aviation Technician Education Council (ATEC), and Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology met with policy staff from the Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). ATEC is a longstanding member of the […]
STEM Education Coalition to Join Landmark White House Gathering of Nationwide STEM Leaders
James Brown, Executive Director of the STEM Education Coalition, was recently invited to attend the first-of-its-kind State-Federal Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Education Summit hosted by The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) on June 25-26, 2018, in Washington, D.C. According to the OSTP, the State-Federal […]