Arkansas governor, Mike Beebe, and his Workforce Cabinet announced measures to promote STEM studies for high school and college students. Beebe is concerned about the growing number of STEM employers in Arkansas that are struggling to fill positions with well-qualified STEM professionals.
The first step of the STEM Works program is to better prepare high-school graduates to seek STEM degrees in college by opening schools that emphasize STEM subjects. The second step will be to provide STEM majors with secondary teacher training.
STEM Works will initially require no additional funding as it works with existing budgets. More than $2 million has been contributed to STEM Works by private investors and the state. One of the contributions is a $35,000 grant from the AT&T Foundation. AT&T’s donation is a shining example of STEM organizations investing in their future potential workforce.
Source:
http://governor.arkansas.gov/newsroom/index.php?do:newsDetail=1&news_id=3037
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