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STEM is put in Action
In 1997 one of the first STEM projects formed at the University of Massachusetts Amherst -
President Bush announced the American Competitiveness Initiative
The president proposed the initiative to address shortfalls in federal government support of educational development and progress at all academic levels in the STEM fields. -
America COMPETES Act became law
he act responds to concerns that the United States may not be able to compete economically with other nations in the future due to insufficient investment today in science and technology research and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and workforce development. The America COMPETES Act is intended to increase the nation's investment in science and engineering research and in STEM education from kindergarten to graduate school and postdoctoral education. -
Congressional vote on the STEM Jobs Act
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Five-Year Strategic Plan for STEM Education was implemented
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Examniation of STEM
U.S. House of Representatives Research and Technology subcommittee held a hearing to examine STEM education programs run by the private sector. In 2014 the U.S. federal government plans to spend $3 billion on STEM education programs through a variety of federal agencies
