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The number of jobs in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) is growing at a rate nearly double that of non-STEM jobs. To train this workforce of the near future, the United States needs an army of teachers highly trained in science, math, and technology.
While many in education and STEM fields embrace the new Common Core standards, many strongly oppose them. Some hold the belief that the Common Core will lead to a national curriculum, others believe the standards are weaker than what states have already implemented.
Innovation drives the U.S. economy, and employees with science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills have become a hot commodity in post-recession America.
American schools increasingly depend on digital technologies to expand learning opportunities, to individualize instruction and to graduate students with the skills necessary for success in college and the 21st century workplace.
American students are falling behind students in other countries on international assessments of math and science. Statistics such as these are driving the call for education reforms to strengthen science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education in the country's schools.
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Women make up nearly half the American workforce, yet only 3 percent of engineers, 15 percent of math and computer workers, and 14 percent of scientists are women.
A team of students from the University of Central Florida won the Raytheon-sponsored National Cyber Collegiate Defense Competition earlier this year.
As of Tuesday night, there were 107 water line breaks and 10 sinkholes across the city, leaving 400 customers without water, possibly for the rest of the week.
CBS13 also spoke to the brother of Jaime Ramos, one of the suspects in the deadly robbery, who offered condolences for his brother's alleged actions.
The Davis City Council has told the police department it must get rid of a military vehicle it received in the next 60 days.
Davis is now going to spend $30,000 to chop them down before the dead limbs and trunks cause any damage.
Building owner Robert Emerick says Sacramento city redevelopment funding covered those costs, but that money ran out years ago.
A Michelin tire study found 52 percent of teens between the ages of 15 and 17 don't know how to change a tire, while 44 percent don't know how to check for tread depth, and 32 percent don't understand the importance of tire pressure.
The board passed the resolution on Tuesday after nearly $1 million in damage to county facilities had been tallied, and more than 70 private buildings have been damaged in Vallejo.
