Center for Minority Achievement in Science and Technology


	Center for Minority Achievement in Science and Technology

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Did You Know?

› 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

News

National Museum of Natural History Partners with CMAST to Host Summer Science Program

Selected DC Area Students to Conduct Research with Smithsonian Scientists

09 Apr 2010

WASHINGTON, DC

CMAST Selected to Manage and Coordinate Local Science Fair

WASHINGTON, DC

01 Mar 2010

The DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) and District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) have entered into a partnership agreement with Washington-based Center for Minority Achievement in Science and Technology (CMAST) and the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) to host this year’s citywide science fair.

Greater DC STEM Education Showcase

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04 Nov 2009

The Center for Minority Achievement in Science and Technology (CMAST), along with several local partners, is hosting a STEM Education Showcase and Networking Event to highlight the various programs, activities, and initiatives serving students and teachers (grades 7-12) in the Greater Washington Metropolitan area, particularly minorities and girls.

Greater DC STEM Education Showcase

Highlighting the Region's Commitment to STEM Education

25 Oct 2009

"I want us all to think about new and creative ways to engage young people in science and engineering, whether it's science festivals, robotics competitions, fairs that encourage young people to create and build and invent -- to be makers of things, not just consumers of things."

President Barack Obama, speech to the National Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, April 27, 2009.

CMAST Founder to Attend Congressional STEM Education Luncheon

WASHINGTON, DC

15 Mar 2009

"Innovation, Ideas, Infrastructure: It All Starts with STEM Education"

CMAST Joins Coalition Letter to Pres-Elect Obama

WASHINGTON, DC

22 Dec 2008

CMAST Joins Coalition Letter to Pres-Elect Obama

FIRST and CMAST to Host Regional Roundtable

WASHINGTON, DC

07 Nov 2008

CMAST Partners With National Leader in STEM Outreach

CMAST Founder Receives EduSerc Award

WASHINGTON, DC

25 Oct 2008

Red Carpet Ceremony Honors Education and Community

Report Reveals High Parent Frustration with America's High Schools

WASHINGTON (USNewswire)

23 Oct 2008

Report Reveals High Parent Frustration with America's High Schools

Rice Cites Education As Top Concern

LONG BEACH, California (Reuters)

22 Oct 2008

LONG BEACH, California (Reuters) – Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Wednesday that failing public schools pose her greatest national security concern, one she warned could undermine the United States' ability to lead and to compete in a global economy.

Amid Job Losses, Engineers Are In Hot Demand

SAN DIEGO, California (Imperial Valley News)

21 Oct 2008

Amid Job Losses, Engineers Are In Hot Demand

CMAST Launches Its Inaugural Website

CMAST Brings Its Vision and Mission to the World

08 Oct 2008

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