Study: More Students Are Taking STEM Courses, But Gaps Remain
"STEM Coursetaking Among High School Graduates, 1990-2005"
A
recent study
finds that 2005 high school graduates earned more credits in STEM courses than did students who received their diplomas in 1990. Also, although there were gains in course credits for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics across all racial and ethnic groups studied, some...
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