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Vision

• Residents, communities and Washington benefit from strong science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education:
  • Every student ready for college and work
  • Pipeline of innovators who create opportunity
  • Better quality of life
  • State more economically competitive

About the Initiative

The Washington STEM Initiative seeks to improve student achievement and opportunity in areas critical to our state’s economic prosperity: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). The Initiative aims to catalyze innovation in the state’s K-12 education system, increase teacher effectiveness and student learning, and dramatically raise the number of Washington students graduating ready for college and work and succeeding in STEM degree programs. These efforts are intended to benefit every student in the state, with a particular emphasis on accelerating the achievement of low-income and minority students.

Partnership for Learning is coordinating the design of the STEM Initiative, including the launch of a new Washington STEM Center possessing the world-class leadership and resources necessary to drive a statewide effort of this unprecedented scale. To learn more, please view the initiative overview, read the intiative's concept paper.

Partnership for Learning welcomes your feedback and is happy to answer any questions regarding the Washington STEM Initiative. For comments, suggestions or inquiries, please email stem@partnership4learning.org.