Boosting the Supply and Effectivenessof Washington’s STEM Teachers

January 2010

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Executive Summary

Washington’s STEM Challenge acgroun an etooogyFindingsRecommendationsAendix

The Partnership for Learning partnered with TNTP to analyzeWashington’s challenges in science, technology, engineering andmathematics (STEM) education and make recommendations toadvance the state’s new STEM Initiative.

The New Teacher Project (TNTP)works to end the injustice ofThe Partnership for Learning (PFL) iscoordinating the design of theexcellent teachers to the students whoneed them most and by advancingpolicies and practices that ensure,aims to accelerate improvements inSTEM instruction throughout the stateand improve student achievement and.•National nonprofit, founded byteachers in 1997 state’s economic prosperity.These efforts are intended to benefit•rane or re approxmatey37,000 teachers•Established 75+ programs and,particular emphasis on accelerating theachievement of low-income andminority students.