1. Federal STEM Education Inventory and Strategic Plan
Michael Feder
Policy Analyst White House Office of Science & Technology Policy

2. NSTC Committee on STEM Education
Mandate, Process, and Goals
America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010
Create a 5-year strategic plan
Inventory of Federal STEM education
Specifically calls for information related programs that served groups underrepresented in STEM
Improved awareness, coordination, effectiveness, and efficiency
NSTC Committee of STEM Education
Representatives from 11 Federal Agencies
Strategic plan and inventory working groups began meeting in April
Inventory will be released this Fall
Strategic plan will be released with the FY2013 Presidents Budget 2

3. Federal STEM Education Inventory
Unique Aspects
Agency Involvement Throughout the Inventory Process
Consistent definition across all agencies of:
Unit of analysis - “investment”
“STEM education”
Greater details on all STEM education investments
Primary and secondary objectives
Audiences
STEM field of focus
Geographic focus
Type of organization or individual funded to the work
Evaluation information
Products 3

4. Federal STEM Education Inventory
General Findings
$1.1 billion primarily targeted underrepresented groups
Hierarchical agglomerate clustering technique = All 252 investments are unique
Many gaps: 5 trillion-trillion-trillion (5 x 1036) possible response patterns 4

5. 5-Year Federal STEM Education Strategic Plan
Goals and Requirements
Coordinate Federal STEM investments
Prioritize annual and long-term objectives
Common metrics to assess progress
Define roles of Federal agencies
Track the implementation of the plan 5

6. Questions, Comments, Suggestions
Thank You 6