Book Description:
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workers drive our nation's innovation and competitiveness by generating new ideas, new companies and new industries. However, U.S. businesses frequently voice concerns over the supply and availability of STEM workers. Over the past 10 years, growth in STEM jobs was three times as fast as growth in non-STEM jobs. STEM workers are also less likely to experience joblessness than their non-STEM counterparts. Science, technology, engineering and mathematics workers play a role in the sustained growth and stability of the U.S. economy, and are a critical component to helping the U.S. win the future. This book explores workforce trends and policy considerations for STEM students and workers. (Imprint: Novinka)

Table of Contents:
Preface

Immigration of Foreign Nationals with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Degrees
(Ruth Ellen Wasem, Specialist in Immigration Policy, CRS)

STEM: Good Jobs Now and for the Future
(David Langdon, George McKittrick, David Beede, Beethika Khan, and Mark Dorns)

Women in STEM: A Gender Gap to Innovation
(U.S. Department of Commerce)

Education Supports Racial and Ethnic Equality in STEM
(U.S. Department of Commerce)

Two Decades of Increasing Diversity More than Doubled the Number of Minority Graduate Students in Science and Engineering
(Peter Einaudi)

Testimony of Darla Whitaker, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Human Resources, Texas Instruments. Hearing on "STEM The Tide: Should America Try To Prevent An Exodus of Foreign Graduates of U.S. Universities with Advanced Science Degrees?"

Statement of Vivek Wadhwa, Director of Research, Center for Entrepreneurship and Research Commercialization, Duke University. Hearing on "STEM The Tide: Should America Try to Prevent an Exodus of Foreign Graduates of U.S. Universities with Advanced Science Degrees?"

Statement of Lindsay Lowell, Director of Policy Studies, Institute for the Study of International Migration. Hearing on "STEM the Tide: Should America Try to Prevent an Exodus of Foreign Graduates of U.S. Universities with Advanced Science Degrees?"

Index