On Tuesday, February 13, the STEM Education Coalition hosted a congressional briefing on “Challenges for Today’s Science Educators.”

On Wednesday, November 8th, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced a bipartisan resolution formally designating November 8, 2023 as “National Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Day” to celebrate the importance of STEM education and the STEM workforce in the United States.

On Thursday, July 27, the STEM Education Coalition submitted comments to the National Science Foundation in response to the request for information to inform the development of an investment roadmap for its Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships, or TIP.

On July 31, the STEM Education Coalition, joined by 31 member organizations, sent a letter to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to provide suggestions as the office develops the 2023-2028 Federal STEM Strategic Plan.

On Wednesday, May 24, the STEM Education Coalition hosted a Congressional briefing titled “Challenges in STEM Teaching: Sustaining the Teacher Workforce. Moderated by James Brown, Executive Director of the STEM Education Coalition, the panel discussion featured presentations from…

On Wednesday, April 19, the STEM Education provided recommendations to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee on priorities in the Education Science Reform Act reauthorization process.

The STEM Education Coalition invites interested stakeholders to sign-on to a statement of principles document calling for policymakers to prioritize science education. As the principles state, a “scientifically literate society is essential to both a healthy democracy and to our future economic prosperity. 

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) will host a series of virtual listening sessions to inform the development of the 2023- 2028 Federal Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Strategic Plan.

On Wednesday, March 1, the STEM Education Coalition delivered a letter to Congressional appropriations leaders outlining FY 2024 priorities for federal STEM education investments.

On Tuesday, February 21st the STEM Education Coalition hosted a Congressional briefing to provide an overview STEM education issues facing the 118th Congress.

On Friday, December 23, Congress passed the FY 2023 Omnibus spending package, funding the government for the fiscal year through September 2023.

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 and Academic Enrichment Grants program to support STEM education and other “well-rounded” education activities.

On Tuesday, December 6, the U.S. Department of Education published a Dear Colleague Letter to state and district leaders outlining how federal education funds can be used to enhance STEM teaching and learning.

On Thursday, December 1, the STEM Education Coalition, joined by more than a dozen leading U.S. companies and their trade associations from the semiconductor and computing community, along with education and professional organizations from across the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) community, sent a letter to Congressional leaders urging Congress to fully fund the STEM workforce and education provisions of the CHIPS and Science Act in the FY23 spending legislation.

On On July 28, 2022, Congress passed the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (“CHIPS bill”), which President Joe Biden signed into law on August 9, 2022.

On Wednesday, August 27, the United State Senate passed the CHIPS+ Act of 2022, containing multiple provisions supporting STEM education and federal science and research programs.