Luncheon Puts Spotlight on STEM Exploring Post
Original article by Texarkana Gazette A luncheon Tuesday encouraged educators and people in engineering and technology to get involved in starting a STEM Exploring post in Texarkana. The Boy Scout Caddo Area Council’s Learning for Life program teamed up with CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System to have an Exploring Impact Luncheon at the hospital. Texarkana […]
EXPLORING SURVEY SHOWS BIG SHIFT IN JOBS STUDENTS ACTUALLY WANT
August 22, 2018 Today, Exploring released nationwide survey results revealing that student interests are shifting from entertainment to high-demand STEM opportunities, offering insight into the aspirations of the future workforce and potential solutions to current gaps in education opportunities. Exploring’s Career Interest Survey was fielded in 2017 to more than 32,000 students from 8ththrough 12th grades. More than […]
New Program Aims To Connect Youth With STEM Careers
Original article by The Ticker By Beth Milligan | Sept. 14, 2017 A first-of-its-kind program in Michigan will debut in Traverse City this month, offering students a hands-on opportunity to explore science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers with local business owners over a nine-month period in the hopes of retaining young talent in the […]
Survey Reveals Career Interests of the Future U.S. Workforce
Original article by Scoutingnewsroom.org. STEM Leads the Pack while Skilled Trades Fall Further Behind STEM leads the pack with 45 percent of respondents interested in STEM careers, followed closely by career paths in arts and athletics. Only 3 percent of respondents expressed interest in skilled trades. Gender differences persist in engineering, health, business and technology. […]