STEM Education in Arizona

By: billaustin

Phoenix : AZ : USA | about 1 year ago

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Arizona STEM Education

STEM Center Will Advance Science, Technology, Engineering, Math

PHOENIX - Governor Janet NapolitanoJanet Napolitano announced the new Arizona STEM Education Center, which will help Arizona expand its focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education... Read more »

... to successfully prepare our children to lead in today’s competitive global economy.

“The new education center will help make certain that Arizona cultivates the skills needed to thrive in today’s global marketplace,” Governor Napolitano said. “Increasing science, technology, engineering and math education is critical to our students’ and state’s future.” A public-private partnership with initial funding from Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, the Center aims to increase STEM teacher recruitment, training and retention; improve STEM skills in P-12 students, and boost the number of students entering higher education and graduating with degrees in STEM disciplines.

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