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The Power of Discovery: STEM2 offers business an effective and cohesive path to meaningful partnerships with schools after school organizations to strengthen STEM Learning and further workforce preparation.
Expanding STEM learning opportunities for students is critical to the future of California, because:
- Students have little access to quality learning opportunities in Science and other STEM fields.
- California ranks 47th in terms of students proficiency in science.
- Employers are unable to fill STEM jobs and demand in California is expected to grow by 19 percent to a total of 1.1 million STEM jobs by 2018.