Collaborative Leverages Business and Community Resources for Transformative Approach to STEM Education

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Abstract

By 2022, employment in the STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and math) in the St. Louis region is projected to grow by 12.4%, according to the most recent State of St. Louis Workforce report focused on STEM. But St. Louis employers are struggling to fill these positions. In 2018, 41% of St. Louis companies cited a shortage of workers with knowledge and skills as the primary barrier to expanding employment (St. Louis Community College 2018; see Figure 1). This workforce gap in the St. Louis area isn’t an isolated situation, but it is against this backdrop that a unique STEM pipeline collaborative took shape, with the vision to tackle the workforce shortage and income inequity by inspiring students to pursue STEM careers.

Keywords:

• Informal Education
• STEM

Notes on contributors section

Victoria L. May ([email protected]) is executive director of the Institute for School Partnership and assistant dean of arts and sciences at Washington University in St. Louis.

Myra Lopez ([email protected]) is communications manager for the Institute for School Partnership at Washington University in St. Louis.

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Notes on contributors

Victoria L. May

Victoria L. May ([email protected]) is executive director of the Institute for School Partnership and assistant dean of arts and sciences at Washington University in St. Louis.

Myra Lopez

Myra Lopez ([email protected]) is communications manager for the Institute for School Partnership at Washington University in St. Louis.