STEM Teacher Recruitment Effort Launched by Obama Administration: President Barack Obama started the school week with a call for a longer school year and said the worst-performing teachers have “got to go” if they don't improve quickly.
Also on Monday, the president announced a goal of recruiting 10,000 teachers who work in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) over the next two years. In a statement, Obama said such education is vital to allowing students to compete against their peers in today's economy.
“When I came into office, I set a goal of moving our nation from the middle to the top of the pack in math and science education,” Obama said in a statement. “Strengthening STEM education is vital to preparing our students to compete in the 21st century economy and we need to recruit and train math and science teachers to support our nation’s students.”
