Ohio's STEM website introduces the joint effort among the Ohio Board of Regents, Ohio Department of Education, and the Ohio Legislature to improve the teaching of science and mathematics while encouraging Ohio's students to pursue fields of study in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The webpage also provides STEM-related links, background on the Ohio Core curriculum funding, presentations on Ohio’s STEM talent pipeline and infrastructure, and posts the "Education for Ohio’s Future" report. The webpage also details the creation of STEM and Foreign Language Academies to provide 11th and 12th grade students the opportunity to earn college credit, while also meeting high school requirements.
This site would be especially useful to states working to coordinate STEM programs with organizations outside the K-12 community.
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Background and Context
The subject areas of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) have been an important part of policy debates on both the national and state level. The challenge of raising student performance in these subjects is well documented, with numerous studies showing the United States trailing the rest of the world in all of these areas. An equally daunting challenge exists in the recruitment and retention of teachers who are capable of raising the achievement level of their students in fields where expertise is highly valued outside the classroom.
