Several reports have linked K-12 STEM education to
continued scientific leadership and economic growth in the
United States [4, 5]. At the same time, there are several
reasons to be concerned by the state of STEM learning in the
U.S. In this age of research, many students are unprepared,
and are not proficient in the math required to meet the
demands of increasingly technical STEM job requirements,
and thus are unable to meet the demands of the U.S.
economy.