STEM

LEGACY Youth Program Focuses on STEM Careers

The United States Air Force is putting a focus on building the science and technology workforce of the future. The Legacy Experience Growing Apprenticeships Committed to Youth (LEGACY) program is centered around giving students hands-on experience in science, technology, engineering and math along with the mentorship they need to successfully move into STEM jobs in…

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Foreign-born children and their engagement in STEM

Non-native born individuals play a huge role in the United State’s STEM workforce. In 2015, foreign-born people made up approximately 24 percent of all STEM jobs, as they are narrowly defined. Science, technology, engineering and math are virtually universal amongst cultures and have very little language barriers. It is because of this that people who…