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[[circled]] 2 [[/circled]] [[circled]] 2 [[/circled]] TO PREPARE THE CORE OF SKILLED WORKFORCE OF FUTURE [[circled]] 3 [[/circled]] MORE BROADLY, CREATE SCI LITERATE CITIZENS SO THEY CAN: - UNDERSTAND ISSUES - VOTE RESPONSIBLY - MAKE INSTILL DECISION ABOUT THEIR LIVES + COMMUNICATION + [[circled]] 4 [[/circled]] (MOST IMP): GIVE EVERY CHILD OPP TO SUCCEED + ACHIEVE POTENTIAL [FORECLOSE OPTIONS] US IS FACING SHORTAGE of sci/ENG - AGING STEM WORKFORCE - 8 of 10 FASTEST GROWING JOBS -> STEM SKILLS - 80% of JOBS IN NEXT DECADE -> SOME MATH/sci => NOT GRADUATING ENOUGH IN sci/ENG (BACKENDS) (NEED 4X # of ENG. TO MEET DEMAND) => FURTHER, WOMEN STILL SIG. UNDER-REP (11Ish %, 20% of sci) GETTING BETTER, BUT STILL UNDER REP IN COLLEGE [[right margin, arrow pointing from prev]] [ENG = 20% PHYS = 22% [[/right margin]] LOSE SOME IN COLLEGE, BUT NOT ENUF H.S. STUDENTS EXPRESS INTEREST PROB STARTS < H.S. [[left margin, in box]] GOOD NEWS [[/left margin]] => BUT GOOD NEWS: ELEM SCHOOL 68% BOYS 66% GIRLS 2 GOOD MS -2/3 OF [[KI??]] - GIRLS = [[BOYS?]] [[left margin, in box]] BUT THEN [[/left margin]] BUT THEN (5TH-8TH) START TO LOSE THEM [BOTH; BUT># GIRLS.