STEM Education in the United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Elementary and Secondary Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Assessments of Math and Science Knowledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
U.S. Students Compared to Students in Other Nations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Math and Science Teacher Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Postsecondary Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
STEM Degrees Awarded in the United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
U.S. Degrees Awarded to Foreign Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
International Postsecondary Educational Attainment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
International Comparisons in STEM Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Federal Programs that Promote STEM Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Government Accountability Office Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Academic Competitiveness Council Study . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Program Effectiveness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Description of Selected Federal STEM Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards . . . . . . . 23
NSF Graduate Research Fellowships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
NSF Mathematics and Science Partnerships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
ED Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grants . . . . . . 26
ED Mathematics and Science