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Initiative Aims For 100,000 New STEM Teachers
The 100Kin10 movement is looking for funding partners; a $500,000 minimum commitment over three years is required.
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The 100Kin10 initiative aims to increase the supply of math and science teachers and retain excellent teachers by preparing 100,000 new ones over the next 10 years. 100Kin10, which is led by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and Opportunity Equation, among others, is based on U.S. President Barack Obama's 2011 State of the Union speech, in which he called for an increase in the number and quality of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) teachers.
"The partners are tackling the president’s challenge from three directions: by increasing the supply of excellent STEM teachers; by developing and supporting STEM teachers so that our schools retain excellent talent, thereby reducing the need for new teachers; and by building the movement so that the quest for 100,000 excellent STEM teachers can succeed," says Opportunity Equation co-chair Michele Cahill. Carnegie is working with the U.S. Department of Education to leverage public dollars to support the goals of 100Kin10. The initiative currently has more than 80 cross-sector organization partners spread over four categories.
Carnegie's Talia Milgrom-Elcott says that 100Kin10 focuses on retaining current STEM teachers in addition to recruiting new ones, and it encourages commitments that improve the circumstances in which STEM teachers work.
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