Gov. Pat McCrory joined GSK and North Carolina New Schools Tuesday to announce a major venture to advance STEM education in public education.
The initiative is called STEMAccelerator – Next Generation Learning for North Carolina. It will accelerate proven STEM education approaches and develop new ones, focused on transforming mathematics and science instruction.
“High quality STEM education is critical to North Carolina’s future prosperity,” McCrory said in a written release. “To address the gap in education and workforce needs, we must provide resources and support for teachers’ professional growth – especially in the critical areas of science and mathematics. The STEMAccelerator will help us meet one of my administration’s goals of transforming the teaching profession into a rewarding, long-term career.”
The STEMAccelerator will build on schools efforts to advance effective science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education with its partners in industry, K-12 education, and higher education.
