Briefing Paper on STEM Education in Maine
By Nancy Richardson, Barbara Brauner Berns, Lisa Marco
Addressing the issue of preparedness of Maine students for jobs in STEM areas has been a concern of the legislature, the Maine Department of Education, the Office of the Governor, and a number of business and research institutes across the state. In the spring of 2010, policy researchers from EDC were asked by members of the Maine STEM Collaborative Steering Committee to develop a briefing paper on the status of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs in Maine. The study had as its basis a review of research on school improvement in several states, with an emphasis on local control states. This research had been documented in three previous studies by EDC and a recent review of national studies and STEM proposals in Race to the Top grants. The second part of the study consisted of 29 interviews with Maine policymakers and important players in the area of STEM education. The interview questions focused on both STEM initiatives and the state’s educational improvement system.
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Published by: Education Development Center, Inc.
Download a copy of Briefing Paper on STEM Education in Maine (PDF, 329 KB): http://cse.edc.org/products/pdfs/MaineSTEMBriefingPaper_12-2010.pdf
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