{"id":68158,"date":"2024-10-17T15:40:21","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T22:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=68158"},"modified":"2024-10-17T15:40:21","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T22:40:21","slug":"while-stem-jobs-grow-access-barriers-remain-for-u-s-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=68158","title":{"rendered":"While STEM Jobs Grow, Access Barriers Remain for U.S. Students"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By<\/span>Selen Ozturk<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Although the U.S. is a STEM world leader, classroom engagement barriers remain for girls, low-income students and those of color.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Although the U.S. is a STEM world leader, classroom engagement barriers remain for girls, low-income students and those of color.<\/p>\n

STEM engagement is closely connected to career and economic mobility, as U.S. workers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics earn over $100,000 a year, compared to the overall wage average of $46,000.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not only an economic issue but a civil rights issue for the low-income students, those of color and girls who don\u2019t have access to STEM courses and support programs, and so are underrepresented in STEM careers,\u201d said Dr. Louis Freedberg, interim CEO of\u00a0EdSource<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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