As called for in the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010, the National Science and
Technology Council’s (NSTC) Committee on STEM Education (CoSTEM) released, in May of
2013, the Federal Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education 5-
Year Strategic Plan (Strategic Plan). As required by the Act, this report includes an update on
Strategic Plan implementation activities, a report on efforts being taken to increase efficiency
and coherence across the Federal STEM education portfolio, and a discussion of methods to
disseminate information about Federally-supported STEM education research and resources.
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