The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has released the Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (CoSTEM)'s Strategic Plan for Advancing STEM Education and Cultivating STEM Talent.
November 26, 2024
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The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has released the Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (CoSTEM)'s Strategic Plan for Advancing STEM Education and Cultivating STEM Talent.
Today, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is releasing a new Federal Strategic Plan for Advancing STEM Education and Cultivating STEM Talent to increase economic opportunity for all and develop the workforce needed to meet the great challenges of our time, from combating the climate crisis to realizing the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) while managing its risks.
Fostering the capabilities of learners, workers, educators, researchers, mentors, innovators, and community members—or STEM talent—across the country is critical both to enable all individuals to achieve their own aspirations in STEM fields and careers and to ready the nation to pursue new opportunities. Individuals, families, communities, educational and academic institutions, industry, nonprofit and philanthropic organizations, and government must all work together to advance STEM education and to engage and expand the nation’s STEM talent
The document presents a plan for how the federal STEM community can advance STEM education and grow and develop STEM talent throughout the nation.
The plan’s three cross-cutting principles serve as a framework for the national STEM community to contribute to this strategy’s success. The principles recognize that:
- Access and opportunity for all can only be achieved if the country acknowledges and takes action in ways that are consistent with the values of serving each and every individual, from every community, all across the nation.
- The federal government alone cannot produce the STEM talent needed for the entire country. Multi-agency and multi-sector partnerships and ecosystem development, including with international counterparts, are necessary to achieve a vision for STEM in America.
- Collaboration, coordination, and advancement of federal efforts require transparency and accountability. Being transparent about federal actions and progress, promoting accountability within the federal government, and sharing knowledge and resources enable the nation to achieve more collectively.