Challenges in STEM Education - Materials World Modules
Challenges in STEM Education - Materials World Modules
Challenges in STEM Education - Materials World Modules
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Fund<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Challenges</strong> <strong>in</strong> K-12 <strong>STEM</strong><br />
<strong>Education</strong><br />
Spend<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>creases have not corresponded to <strong>in</strong>crease <strong>in</strong><br />
high school achievement rates<br />
1. US spend<strong>in</strong>g at all-time high –<br />
49% <strong>in</strong>crease over past 20 years<br />
2. S<strong>in</strong>ce 1985, real federal spend<strong>in</strong>g<br />
on K-12 education has <strong>in</strong>creased<br />
by 138%<br />
3. Only 17 percent of seniors are<br />
considered proficient <strong>in</strong> mathematics<br />
4. Only 36 percent are proficient <strong>in</strong> read<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>Materials</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>Modules</strong>
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