Started in 2010, Change the Equation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, CEO-led initiative designed to mobile the business community to improve the quality of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning in the United States. The group's stated goals include working to increase the impact of corporate philanthropy and working to "capture the imagination of young people." On the...

Launched in 1985 and dedicated to the educational changes we must make before Halley's Comet next returns to our skies, Project 2061 is a long-term effort to reform "science, mathematics, and technology education for the 21st century." The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) developed several panels of Project 2061 scientists, mathematicians, and technologists to redefine...

A National Science Foundation supported education project, started in 1989, which seeks to reform undergraduate teaching in science, math, engineering, and technology. PKAL contains a network of teachers and administrators in primary and higher education. The site contains sections on the group's history, people, issues, publications, events, current news, and resources as well as a search...

For most of the 20th century, the United States was the pre-eminent leader in many enterprises that were based on advanced scientific and technological knowledge. In recent years, there has been a growing concern that the US may be losing its competitive advantage as other countries (such as India and China) continue to invest heavily both in higher education and the training of scientists and...

The goal of the Springboard to STEM program is "to increase student interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and provide training and classroom materials for teachers." On this website, visitors can take advantage of free educational materials like worksheets, lesson plans, and discussion questions. Visitors need to fill out a form on the site before they can access all...