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[1] President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. (2010). Prepare and Inspire: K-12 Education in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) for America’s Future. Retrieved from http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/pcast-stemed-report.pdf.

[1] National Science Board. (2007). National Action Plan for Addressing the Critical needs of the U.S. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education System. http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/publications/index.jsp

[1] Ibid., p. 5

[1] Jobs for the Future. (2007). The STEM Workforce Challenge: the Role of the Public Workforce System in a National Solution for a Competitive Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Workforce. Report to the U.S. Department of Labor. April 2007. Retrieved from http://www.doleta.gov/youth_services/pdf/STEM_Report_4%2007.pdf