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Center for Minority Achievement in Science and Technology
Center for Minority Achievement in Science and Technology
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› While 53% of international graduate students studied either engineering or sciences in 2006, only 16% of U.S. students did.
Graduate Enrollment and Degress, 1996-2006 (Council of Graduate Schools). 
› In the U.S. workforce women hold more than half of professional positions overall, but fewer than 22% of software engineering positions.
National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) 
› Girls comprise just 10% of all Advance Placement (AP) computer science AB exam-takers.
National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT) 
› The mean GPA for African American engineering graduates was 2.5, for Hispanic engineering graduates 2.39, and for non-minority engineering graduates 2.67.
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), 1990. 
› By 2010, the American population will be one-third “minority” (Hispanic/Latino, African American, Native American, Asian).
U.S. Census Bureau, 2000. 
› The shortage of highly qualified math and science teachers in the United States is projected to reach 283,000 by 2015.
National Center for Education Statistics, 2005. 
› 3 out of 10 first-year college students in the United States are placed into a remedial course.
National Center for Education Statistics, 2000. 
› The federal government spent approximately $2.8 billion in fiscal year 2004 to fund over 200 programs designed to increase the number of students in STEM fields and employees in STEM occupations and to improve related educational programs.
2006 GAO Report on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Trends and the Role of Federal Programs 
› Women represent just 9.5% of the nearly 1.5 million bacherlor's-degreed engineers employed in the United States.
2008 Confronting the New American Dilemma: A Data-Based Look at Diversity (CPST) 
› American students ranked lower in science than their peers in 16 other industrialized nations, out of 30 countries in that category.
2006 Program for International Student Assessment 
› 70% of registered voters – approx 91 million people- believe the U.S. public education system needs to be completely replaced or changed in a significant way.
Public Agenda Survey 
› High school freshmen in public school graduating in four years, 2004-05: 74.7 percent
National Center for Education Statistics 

Board Member Affiliations & Memberships
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
http://www.iste.org/

A nonprofit membership organization, ISTE provides leadership and service to improve teaching, learning, and school leadership by advancing the effective use of technology in PK–12 and teacher education.

National Council for Community and Education Partnerships (NCCEP)
http://www.edpartnerships.org

The mission of the National Council for Community and Education Partnerships is to develop and strengthen broad based partnerships throughout the education continuum, from early childhood through postsecondary education.

National Science Teachers Association
http://www.nsta.org/

Founded in 1944 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, is the largest organization in the world committed to promoting excellence and innovation in science teaching and learning for all.

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/index.jsp/

A nonprofit association founded in 1943, is well-known throughout the world for its high-quality programs, products, and services that support research-based, results-driven teaching and learning. The Association is one of the largest professional development organizations for educator leaders.

Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology (CPST)
http://www.cpst.org

Founded in 1953 as the Scientific Manpower Commission, CPST is a non-profit organization whose membership includes leading professional societies, academic institutions, corporations and individuals concerned with the education and employment of scientists and engineers. CPST is a participating organization of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE)
http://www.asee.org

An organization committed to furthering education in engineering and engineering technology.

Center for Creative Leadership (CCL)
http://www.ccl.org

Creates new knowledge that advances the field [of leadership] and positively transforms the way leaders, their organizations and their societies confront the most difficult challenges of the 21st century.

Phi Delta Kappa
http://www.pdkintl.org

An association and dedicated advocate for public schools which maintains an extensive network of PDK chapters in the United States, Canada, and nations in Europe and Asia. The association publishes the Phi Delta Kappan, the most cited education journal in the United States, and sponsors the annual Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll of the Public’s Attitudes toward the Public Schools.