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The proposed federal STEM Teacher Pathways program seeks to produce
100,000 high-quality math and science teachers in the next decade.
Out of the more than 1.8 million 2014 graduating high school students
tested, however, only 4,424 students expressed an interest in
teaching math, while a meager 1,115 expressed an interest in teaching
science.
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An article in the TENNESEEAN on Nov. 19, 2014: http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/education/2014/11/19 ...
The report shows that Tennessee mirrors national trends when it comes
to the low number of students interested in STEM fields looking to
move on to teaching. Nationally, about 900,000 students who took the
ACT expressed interest in STEM fields; 4,424 said they'd like to
teach math, and 1,115 said they'd like to teach science.
In Tennessee, only 35 of the 4,170 students who said they were
interested in STEM careers said they'd like to have a career in
science education, according to the report.
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I can add to that.
The 35 Tennessee students are 1% of the TN seniors who are
interested in STEM careers.
Iowa seems to have the greatest percentage: 2% (i.e., 30) of Iowa
high school seniors want to teach science. (1,923 Iowa HS seniors
indicated an interest in STEM careers.)
Most other states have only 1%. Thus:
Arkansas: 12 (out of 1846 high school seniors who indicated an
interest in STEM careers)
Arizona: 14 (out of 2236 ...)
Illinios: 111 (out of 8807 ...)
Kansas: 10 (out of 1,806 ...)
Massachusetts: 8 (This is zero percent of almost 2000 high school
seniors who indicated an interest in STEM careers.)
No. Carolina: 60 (out of 6553 students who indicated an interest in
STEM careers)
New York: 44 (out of 6,703 ...)
Ohio: 80 (out of 7116 ...)
Tennessee: 35 (out of 4,170 ...)
Texas: 65 (out of 10,071 ...)
Utah: 16 (out of almost 2000 ...)
Wisconsin: 39 (out of 4419 ...)