Communications of the ACM
Training the Next Generation in Science and Technology
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Across the country, states with strong technology, biotech, medical, and engineering economies struggle to provide employers with educated, work-ready employees. And STEM readiness has global implications: There is an international race to create a highly skilled workforce capable of driving an increasingly innovation-centered world.
Despite the large number of jobs available, just one in six high school seniors are interested in STEM, and the United States ranks 27th among developed nations in undergraduate degrees in science or engineering. Internships — during the school year, after school, or in the summer — are an incredibly valuable way to provide young people with hands-on, real-world work experience.
From The Boston Globe
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