A Quest to Move Children of Poverty Into STEM Pipeline.

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  • Author(s): Gewertz, Catherine
  • Source:
    Education Week. 2/20/2019, Vol. 38 Issue 22, p30-33. 4p. 2 Color Photographs.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      STEM education; POVERTY; EDUCATIONAL leadership; PREPARATORY schools; PREPARATORY school students
    • Abstract:
      The article offers information on the children shift of poverty in STEM education. Topics include life of a Emilio Pack, Chief Executive Officer and founder of STEM Preparatory Schools, Los Angeles; a national program of STEM study offering Bachelor's degrees to students along with good-paying jobs in fastgrowingcfields; and Pack aims to provide students a rigorous STEM education usually found in more affluent schools.