© Robert Glenn Ketchum
- • STEM Teachers in Professional Learning Communities: From Good Teachers to Great Teaching
STEM teaching is more effective and student achievement increases when teachers join forces to develop strong professional learning communities in their schools. This funding supported by a two-year National Science Foundation funded study, STEM Teachers in Professional Learning Communities: A Knowledge Synthesis (“Knowledge Synthesis”), conducted by the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future (NCTAF) and WestEd, based on an analysis of nearly two hundred STEM education research articles... – June 2011 (pdf 560KB)
- • Why Naval STEM? – 12 Facts
America is the world’s technology leader, however, in recent years, the supply of graduates in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education has not kept up with increasing demand. This trend threatens America’s future economic security and our ability to provide naval forces with the breakthrough technologies that give Sailors and Marines their edge. – 2011 (pdf 1.6MB)
- • Increasing the Number of STEM Graduates: Insights from the U.S. STEM Education & Modeling Project
BHEF’s Securing America’s Leadership in STEM Initiative has broken new ground in addressing one of our nation’s most critical challenges – increasing the number of students who are interested in and pursue careers in science, technology, engineering or mathematics, the so-called “STEM” fields. The Initiative, which identified as its goal the doubling of U.S. bachelor’s degrees earned in STEM fields, produced the first simulation model of STEM education in the United States... – 2010 (pdf 1.22MB)
- • Building a 21st Century U.S. Education
I’ve often wondered what would happen if, all in the same day, our country had a major earthquake, a tsunami, one or two hurricanes, a couple of tornadoes and a plane crash with a total of 100,000 or more kids killed, seriously injured, or rendered homeless. Without a doubt, there would be a national
call to action with thousands of volunteers and unprecedented charitable donations to support the cause... – 2007 (pdf 1.02MB)
- • Fifty Years After Brown v. Board of Education: A Two-Tiered Education System
As we mark the fiftieth anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, millions of low income students and children of color are concentrated in separate and unequal schools. Many are being taught by unqualified teachers, with insufficient instructional materials and a limited supply of textbooks and inadequate technology, in crumbling buildings – with vermin and broken bathrooms. These substandard teaching and learning conditions are rarely found in schools where the majority of students come from more affluent backgrounds and have a low risk of school failure. We have a two-tiered education system... – May 13, 2004 (pdf 467KB)
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