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STEM Tops Education Agenda in Chicago
The City of Chicago has forged a series of pilots and partnerships that bring STEM education front and center.
Credit: City-Data.com
Chicago is partnering with the U.S. Navy to develop science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) summer camps, enrichment programs, and more dual-enrollment programs. The city and the Navy announced the initiative three days after President Obama used his State of the Union address to call for revamping high schools to help prepare graduates for a high-tech economy.
The need to find skilled recruits for high-tech jobs has prompted Chicago and the Navy to make intensive STEM camps available to more than 1,000 students. After-school programs and mentorships could comprise the enrichment component, and students would gain a head start on college-level classes in computer science through the dual-enrollment programs. Over the past year, Chicago has launched five STEM schools, and pilot Web development courses will begin in the fall.
"STEM is where the job growth of the future is going to be, and that's why we've obviously made it a priority here in Chicago on our education reform agenda," says Beth Swanson, mayor Rahm Emanuel's deputy chief of staff for education.
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