In recent years, U.S. employers have been reaching out internationally in order to fill job vacancies in highly skilled science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. This situation has led to calls for better STEM education in the United States. Innovative educational initiatives have emerged to answer the call for more professional competence in these STEM areas. In his 2012 State of the Union address to Congress, President Barrack Obama again emphasized the need to interest and educate young people to become the scientists, engineers and mathematicians of the future. “Growing industries in science and technology have twice as many openings as we have workers who can do the job.” The challenge, he said, is providing the right educational environment for teachers and students to excel...more
Table of Contents:
Features
- STEM Refocuses Water Education in Arizona
- The Water Investigations Program Inspires Tomorrow’s Scientists and Engineers
Student Spotlight
Jacob PriettoAnnouncements
- Arizona Research: Communication! Connection! Collaboration!
- Workshop on Creating Sustainable Landscapes at AHS Symposium
- City Data Now Available at Data.gov
- AHS 2012 Annual Water Symposium
- Colorado River Topic of New Film and Panel Discussion
News Briefs
Special Features
Leadership Training in Action: The Nogales Water FestivalGuest View
My Summer in SingaporeResources
- Moving Forward From Vulnerability to Adaptation: Climate Change, Drought, and Water Demand in the Urbanizing Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico
- Burning Our Rivers: The Water Footprint of Electricity
- Last Water on the Devil’s Highway: A Cultural and Natural History of Tinajas Altas
Public Policy Review
Better Understanding Needed of Link Between Water Conservation and Rates
