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STEM Initiative

Overview

  STEM Initiative

America's advantage over its international counterparts in science, technology, and innovation is diminishing. In response to these challenges, BHEF launched Securing America's Leadership in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM Initiative) in June 2005 to help ensure that America remains a global leader. Led by Co-Chairs Warren Baker, President of the California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and William Swanson, Chairman and CEO of Raytheon Company, the STEM initiative seeks to double the number of STEM college graduates by 2015 through strengthening the mathematics and science teaching workforce and pursuing promising strategies to strengthen the education pipeline that leads to STEM careers. View a one-pager (pdf) on the STEM Initiative.

Most recently, BHEF has:

Published An American Imperative, a report that addresses the critical shortage of high quality mathematics and science teachers, the lack of which threatens the strength, innovation, and productivity of America's economy. It proposes a comprehensive action plan to elevate the status of the teaching profession and focuses on transforming three key components that contribute to a robust, world-class teaching workforce: recruitment, retention, and renewal.

Collaborated with Raytheon on the development of an education model. This model allows users to examine the impact of proposed policy interventions and strategies on the number of STEM-capable and interested students in order to better understand which strategies have the potential to improve student interest and ability in STEM, and thus increase the number of STEM college graduates. To learn more, download a brief description of the project (pdf) or a paper about the prototype model (pdf) or download the model.

Launched the STEM Research and Modeling Network (SRMN), to foster an open-source research community devoted to increasing STEM student outcomes, augmenting the STEM education model, and advancing predictive modeling tools in education. Visit its Web site at www.stemnetwork.org.

Additional Information

For more information about the initiative and its related research, programmatic, and advocacy efforts, please contact Christopher Roe, Deputy Director.