Obama Unveils Projects to Bolster STEM Teaching

President Barack Obama has once again sought to promote greater attention to education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, collectively known as the STEM fields, as he announced more than $250 million in private investments to help attract and prepare new teachers in those subjects and improve instruction by practicing teachers.

The commitments roughly double the amount the president first announced in November as part of his "Educate to Innovate" campaign for excellence in STEM education. ( “Obama Backing STEM Education,” Dec. 2, 2009.)

The White House describes the campaign as a partnership that involves efforts not only from the federal government, but also from leading companies, foundations, nonprofit groups, and science and engineering societies to work with young people across the nation to excel...