Deputy Secretary Stem Reports on PA’s STEM Initiative

At the State Board of Education meeting on September 13, 2017, Deputy Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education Matthew Stem reported that, over the past year, PDE has focused energy and resources on the state’s STEM initiative. As per his report, school administrators and counselors are advised that there will be an increasing need for STEM-H workers. He also said that, by 2020, over 60% of jobs in the commonwealth will require some type of postsecondary education.