STEM Sell

摘要

It doesn't take a science, technology, engineering or math (aka STEM) whiz to know which way the wind blows-but, as in most things these days, it doesn't hurt, either. STEM learning is the high-octane fuel for the engine of innovation in the U.S. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, five years from now nearly all of the 30 fastest-growing occupations will require quantitative skills and technical STEM knowledge. Numbers like these, and more generally the challenges facing U.S. businesses around STEM learning, led to the formation of Change the Equation (CTEq), a nonprofit, nonpartisan, CEO-led initiative that serves as catalyst and counsel to the business community as it works to improve the quality of STEM learning in the U.S. Today, 100 members now connect and align their philanthropic and advocacy efforts to have far greater impact than they would on their own: Via CTEq, one might say 1 + 1＞2.