Attracting More Minorities to STEM Careers

From Diverse Online Current News Competitiveness Bill Seeks To Attract Minorities To STEM Fields By Charles Dervarics Aug 13, 2007, 23:31 A multi-billion dollar competitiveness bill headed for President Bush’s desk has several key provisions to attract more minority students to careers in science, technology, engineering and math. The America Competes Act would authorize new spending on math, science and technology issues through the rest of the decade, much of it focused on the National Science Foundation. But tucked into the bill are several provisions at the U.S. Department of Education and elsewhere that may directly benefit minority students. Under one provision, Education Secretary Margaret Spellings will create outreach, internship and other experiential learning programs for at-risk students. Spellings is to undertake the initiative in cooperation with historically Black colleges, Hispanic-serving institutions, tribal colleges, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian institutions... Full Story: Competitiveness Bill Seeks To Attract Minorities To STEM Fields