North Carolina's Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Strategic Plan, 2012.

摘要

North Carolina has arguably the finest business climate in America. However, the state is undergoing a critical economic transformation, moving rapidly from a low-skill, low-wage economy to a high-skill, knowledge-based economy driven by technology and innovation. These changes demand an adaptable workforce - one with the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills embedded within the critical 21st Century skills required for successful citizenship. To maintain North Carolinas supremacy, future workers must have the STEM skills leading companies demand and the citizenship the 21st Century now requires for success. Fortunately, North Carolina can boast a high number of statewide and local STEM education initiatives, as well as strong education standards and public and private organizations promoting education innovation in their communities and regions. No matter their geographic, political, or economic disposition, North Carolinas leaders agree that a coordinated, statewide STEM Education Strategic Plan with clear direction, support and goals is needed to ensure a workforce that is prepared for the high-skill, high-wage and high-demand jobs of a knowledge-based and innovation economy. The plan must be built on a shared vision that leverages public and private resources in the most effective and efficient manner possible, moving North Carolina further and faster toward a world-class workforce and sustained economic growth and development in a global market. North Carolina is poised to lead the nation with vibrant STEM-based education and economic systems.