Math, engineering, technology, and science are the subjects necessary for economic growth in the future. The Kauffman Foundation. understands the necessity to train “METS” entrepreneurs for future innovation.

America has been the innovation leader in the world. School Boards, superintendents, and high school principals must recognize the need to train students in “METS” subjects.

Dire statistics include those from a recent U.S. Department of Labor report indicating that 60 percent of jobs in the 21st century economy will require skills that only 20 percent of the workforce currently has—and those skills are largely related to METS subjects.

There are 14,600 local school boards across the United States, each independently addressing one of education’s most critical challenges: how to improve the teaching of mathematics, engineering, technology, and science (METS). Some have led their districts to innovative partnerships and brilliant solutions; others have made disastrous decisions costing their districts thousands of dollars. But none of them has had a central place to go to for resources and support.

Beginning in 2007, a new partnership between the National School Boards Association (NSBA) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) was created to address this gaping need. The AAAS/NSBA Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Project marks the first time a national science organization has reached out proactively to local school boards, and the first time that NSBA has directly addressed its constituents’ needs with respect to METS subjects. The project’s goal is to determine what school boards want and need to know about METS education and to address those needs head-on.

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Helping Local School Boards Understand the Importance of METS Education