... resources, and they attract students and investors from around the world to the United States. If we hope to retain these advantages, even as other countries seek to build their STEM expertise, ... future generations with the tools and knowledge they will need to seize the opportunities and solve the global problems that they will inherit. STEM education is critical to the Nation’s roles and ... early in their education that STEM subjects are boring, too dicult, or unwelcoming, leaving them ill-prepared to meet the challenges that will face their generation, their country, and the world. National...