The Washington Post – T. Rees Shapiro
“The University of Virginia is joining a growing cadre of universities offering an undergraduate program that aims to prepare future science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) teachers. The state flagship announced Wednesday that the engineering school will team with the Curry School of Education to provide undergraduates with a dual-degree program that will offer a five-year bachelor’s and master’s degree…The new degree program, which will start enrolling students this fall, comes amid a surging demand for STEM programs in classrooms around the country.”(more)