Level Up Learning

You hear a lot about shortages of workers to fill science, technology, engineering, and mathematics jobs...but is there actually a shortage?  Kate and Dave explore the research into why there might or might not be a STEM shortage, and why we need STEM in our schools regardless. Research:   Carnevale, A.P. & Cheah, B. (2015). “From hard times to better times: College majors, unemployment, and earnings.” Charette, R.N. (2013). “The STEM crisis is a myth.” IEEE Spectrum. Retrieved from http://spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/education/the-stem-crisis-is-a-myth.  Oh, J. (2014).  “Best for last series: STEM education, what’s the big deal?” The Think Tank. Retrieved from: http://thinktank.uchicago.edu/blog/2014/2/26/best-for-last-series-stem-education-whats-the-big-deal “Science and engineering indicators 2014” (February 2014). National Science Foundation | National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics. Retrieved from http://www.nsf.gov