Former Lockheed CEO Calls for Increased STEM Education

Retired Lockheed Martin CEO, Norm Augustine, speaking at the Aviation and Aerospace Manufacturing Summit in Ft. Worth, TX last week, called upon industry and government to promote more STEM education in the US.  "Failure to do so . . . will undermine the U.S. economy, security and place as a world leader."  Competing with knowledge-based resources will be one way that the US can recover and retain primacy in the global marketplace, according to Augustine, who points the finger at US education and investments rather than China, saying, "we have met the enemy, and it is us."  http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/10/10/4326721/ex-lockheed-chief-invest-in-science.html

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NAPE To Webcast "Is the US Producing Enough STEM-Capable Students?" on 2/21/12; Career Trailblazers Feature on Future Employment Prospects

The NAPE STEM Equity Pipeline is offering a webinar (using Adobe Connect) entitled "Is the US Producing Enough STEM-Capable Students?" on Tuesday, 21 February 2012, at 9:00am PST.  Dr. Nicole Smith, a Research Professor and Senior Economist at the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, will be providing information regarding STEM knowledge, skills and abilities, data on the demographics and losses of STEM students and workers, as well as wage differentials between STEM and non-STEM careers.  To register, go to http://www.stemequitypipeline.org/registration/WebinarRegistration20120221.aspx

In a related item, the CTE Trailblazers magazine provides information on future employment prospects through 2018 by career cluster, including STEM areas.  The feature also provides downloadable reports.  http://ctetrailblazers.blogspot.com/2012/01/career-cluster-predictions-employment.html