tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post3720299760571816120..comments2024-01-17T00:45:37.075-08:00Comments on Bud Meyers: Debunking the STEM Crisis MythBud Meyershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-42621318649531601072019-04-29T06:23:28.039-07:002019-04-29T06:23:28.039-07:00Hey, there is a broken link in this article, under...Hey, there is a broken link in this article, under the anchor text - “Lifting Our Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) Skills.”<br /><br />Here is the correct, working link so you can replace it - https://selectra.co.uk/sites/selectra.co.uk/files/pdf/STEM.pdfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-64517870233167258192014-01-11T16:31:52.467-08:002014-01-11T16:31:52.467-08:00UPDATE --- January 2014
For years lobbyists and p...UPDATE --- January 2014<br /><br />For years lobbyists and public relations types have been promoting the idea that the United States doesn't have enough workers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).<br /><br />The latest annual survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers shows how "miniscule" the new average starting salaries of new college graduates with degrees in computer science (0.2%), engineering (0.1%), and chemistry (0.4%).<br /><br />Computer science professor, technical labor force expert, and statistician Norman Matloff says these starting salaries "certainly doesn't jibe with the industry lobbyists' claims of a desperate labor shortage." <br /><br />This seems especially dismal when you consider that overall starting salaries rose by 2.6% --- and 2.9% in the humanities and social sciences.<br /><br />http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2014_01_10/caredit.a1400011<br />Bud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7895164153505105997.post-88380680406938373442013-11-22T14:26:07.093-08:002013-11-22T14:26:07.093-08:00Hal Salzman, Ph.D., Professor at the Edward J. Blo...Hal Salzman, Ph.D., Professor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and Senior Faculty Fellow at the Heldrich Center, was part of a Congressional panel addressing the impact of the H-1B visa program on the economy, innovation, and the workforce.<br /><br /><br />Hal Salzman, Ph.D: What Shortages? The Real Evidence About the STEM Workforce ----<br /><br />"Despite naysayers, the nation is producing more than enough quality workers in scientific and engineering fields—and policymakers and industry leaders should proceed accordingly."<br /><br />http://www.issues.org/29.4/hal.html<br />Bud Meyershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065020063363023395noreply@blogger.com