Ever since the Soviet Union launched Sputnik into orbit on Oct. 4, 1957, America has been struggling to recruit and retain STEM teachers in its public middle and high schools. In the 2017-2018 school year, approximately 100,000 teacher jobs in STEM – or science, technology, engineering and mathematics – went unfilled at the high school […]
Thousands upon thousands of STEM teacher jobs have gone unfilled in recent years. skynesher/E+ via Getty ImagesEver since the Soviet Union launched Sputnik into orbit on Oct. 4, 1957, America has been struggling to recruit and retain STEM teachers in its public middle and high schools. In the 2017-2018 school year, approximately 100,000 teacher jobs in STEM – or science, technology, engineering and mathematics – went unfilled at the high school level. At the middle school level, there were about
Vodafone Ghana, in collaboration with the Ghana Education Service, has held the first Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Teachers Awards to recognise exceptional STEM educators across Ghana’s sixteen regions. The award ceremony, which was held over the weekend at the Academic City University College, brought together STEM education instructors,…