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Colorado has a higher share of STEM jobs than the national average, but Colorado employers are often forced to look out of the U.S. for talent. We must prepare Colorado learners for high-demand, high-wage STEM occupations. CEI’s STEM initiative is working to multiply the number of Colorado kids who are excited about STEM, especially girls, low-income students, and minorities.
“It’s so important for students to connect with professionals who work in careers that most teenagers could never conceive. The ability to see what engineering looks like, for example, and to envision themselves in a new environment is so much more powerful than you can imagine.”
Mattea Juengel, Math Teacher | Abraham Lincoln High School, Denver
CEI released the Colorado STEM Education Roadmap at the Colorado Innovation Network 2014 Summit. The STEM roadmap advances a public-private partnership to increase the number and diversity of Coloradans prepared for our STEM jobs. The effort, spearheaded by CEI, is working to define and carry out a state plan for improving STEM education to increase opportunities for all students, address employers’ needs, and attract new businesses to Colorado.
