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DoD STARBASE offers a positive, proven approach to engendering excitement and interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). This knowledge is important to our nation's future because:
- During this decade, employment in science and engineering occupations is expected to increase at almost four times the rate for all occupations.
- In the 2009 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), U.S. students ranked 17th out of 65 countries in science literacy and 25th out of 65 countries in math literacy.
- In the United States less than 10 percent of graduate degrees are conferred in engineering, mathematics and computer science. This places our country 20th internationally in terms of graduate degrees in these critical areas.
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The rapid pace of technological change, and globalization of the economy, simply demands that our workforce be literate in science and  math.
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Less than 1% of current elementary school students will seek advanced education in the sciences.
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An over-reliance on the math and science talent of foreign students represents a major potential weakness in the future competitiveness and vitality of the U.S. economy and workforce.
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Students who attend DoD STARBASE Academies increase their knowledge and skills in STEM.
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Students who attend DoD STARBASE improve their attitudes about and their confidence in STEM.
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