Biden-Harris Administration Releases Federal Strategic Plan for Advancing STEM Education and Cultivating STEM Talent
Since Day One, the Biden-Harris Administration has taken bold steps to advance economic opportunity, educational excellence, and workforce development. Maintaining U.S. global leadership in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) requires a strong workforce. Today, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is releasing a new Federal Strategic Plan for Advancing STEM Education and Cultivating STEM Talent to advance President Biden’s goals of increasing economic opportunity for all and developing the workforce needed to meet the great challenges of our time, from combating the climate crisis to realizing the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) while managing its risks.
The strategic plan will guide the federal government, in coordination with partners throughout the STEM ecosystem, to inspire, teach, recruit, train, and retain talent in STEM learning, working, and research settings so that people across the country can achieve their aspirations in STEM. The plan identifies three principles—access and opportunity, partnerships and ecosystem development, and transparency and accountability—that are essential to advancing the five pillars of STEM engagement, teaching and learning, workforce, research and innovation capacity, and environments.
In an effort to ensure the plan reflected the needs of the American people, OSTP hosted several listening sessions to gather input to inform the plan. The National Science and Technology Council’s Committee on STEM (CoSTEM), which consists of over 20 federal agencies, developed the strategy with OSTP and other components of the Executive Office of the President, and will support implementation of the plan.
This five-year strategic plan builds on the momentum created by the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, which is improving the full continuum of STEM education and talent development. The CHIPS and Science Act, which President Biden championed and signed into law in 2022, has made historic public investments in STEM education and workforce development. These investments are critical to the prosperity, security, and health of our nation.
Read the full plan here.
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