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National Governors Association Address STEM at Annual Meeting

March 8, 2007—The NGA introduced their version of the President’s ACI (American Competitiveness Initiative) last year and are following through by introducing an RFP to at least six states for $500,000 to implement a statewide STEM program and an issue brief titled “Building a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Agenda.”

Their primary recommendations are

1. Align state K-12 STEM standards and assessments with postsecondary and workforce expectations for what high school graduates know and can do.
2. Examine and increase the state’s internal capacity to improve teaching and learning.
3. Identify best practices in STEM education and bring them to scale.

The STEM RFP is for up to six states that will develop or improve their STEM agenda. Informational sessions will be held next week for states that would like to pursue the RFP, on March 12 from 3:00 to 4:30 and on March 15 from 3:00-4:30 EST. The final application will be due May 15 and awards will be announced in July 2007. View the entire application requirements.

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