Education Week – Bill Stanczykiewicz
“While the innovation economy of today and tomorrow needs more students mastering science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), that same economy also needs students who can put STEAM into STEM. The “A” stands for “arts,” as in the liberal arts, and students with skills in the liberal arts need to know that the 21st Century economy offers career opportunities for them as well. STEM occupations are in high demand and offer the highest paychecks. The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce found STEM careers pay an average annual salary of $76,000, 25 percent higher than that of all postsecondary graduates. The Department of Commerce predicts an annual 18 percent increase in STEM-related jobs through 2018.”(more)