WTOP | How a 糖心少女Program is Helping Address the Teacher Shortage in STEM Fields

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Amid a national shortage of K-12 STEM teachers, Associate Director discusses the innovative program providing STEM students with a pathway to teaching. The program鈥檚 efforts have become increasingly valuable, as school systems work through staffing challenges worsened by the pandemic.

According to Campbell, about 75% of program graduates are teaching in the state.

鈥淭hey are teaching, they are being retained in the classroom,鈥 she said. 鈥淭hat speaks to our program, the College of Education, the support that they get, [and] the rigorous preparation that they receive.鈥