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A premium degree: Idea to charge more for STEM degrees might have unintended effect

Written by Crow's Nest Staff, Jan 18, 2012, 0 Comments

State university officials in Florida have been discussing the idea of charging students more for getting degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, though universities don’t have total power to set differentiated tuition rates depending on the programs. Gov. Rick Scott is pushing for more students in the state to graduate with these so-called STEM

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Better K-12 pipeline needed for STEM

Written by Christopher Guinn, Jan 12, 2012, 0 Comments

Excelling in STEM education will require “redefined and re-imagined” colleges of education, said USF Provost and Executive Vice President Ralph Wilcox at the Dec. 8 Board of Trustees meeting. Increased STEM—short for science, technology, engineering and math—attainment starts in the “problematic” K-12 pipeline, he said. Florida students currently score 18 points lower on the SAT

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