A Smart Investment in STEM Education

By José Hernández, Fox News Latino

STEM has more than a funding problem – it also has a demographic problem. African-Americans, Latinos and American Indians are collectively 26 percent of the working population in the United States, collectively accounting for just nine percent of the workers in science and engineering fields and just 11 percent of graduates with science or engineering degrees.

The National Center for Technological Literacy sums up the challenge: “Without increasing the numbers of minorities in engineering and technology as the percentage of white males in the workforce decreases, the number of engineers will also decrease.” Our task is clear. We have to do a lot more to ensure more students are exposed to STEM instruction. It’s one of the reasons educators and education officials should be paying attention to the I-Squared Act.

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