Washington STEM
This organization has already been registered
Someone in your organization has already registered and setup an account. would you like to join their team?Profile owner : y**o@w************m.o*g
Mission Statement
Washington STEM is a statewide, education nonprofit organization leveraging STEM for social change, removing barriers to credential attainment, and creating pathways to long-term economic security for systemically underserved students. We envision a state where race, zip code, income, and gender do not predict educational and career outcomes. Our data-driven goal is that by 2030, Washington students will be career- and future-ready: 70% of students will earn credentials by age 26 and the number of students of color, students from low-income and rural families, and young women who are on track to earn high-demand credentials and thrive in our innovation economy will triple. For more information, visit www.washingtonstem.org.
About This Cause
Washington state ranks among the top states in the nation in the concentration of STEM jobs, and opportunities are increasing rapidly. By 2030, 70% of high-demand, family-sustaining wage jobs available in our state will require postsecondary degree credentials; 67% of those will require postsecondary STEM credentials. But Washington students are not equitably or adequately prepared to take advantage of these opportunities. Today, only 40% of all students are on track to attain postsecondary credential. Worse yet, students of color, rural students, girls and young women, and students living in poverty still lack access to these pathways—they face disparities early on and fall further behind as they move through the education system. In our state STEM is at the forefront of discovery, on the frontlines of creative 21st century problem-solving, and serves as one of the largest pathways to family-sustaining wage careers and long-term economic security. STEM pathways have promise like few others in Washington and it is imperative that Black, Brown, and Indigenous students, rural and low-income students, and girls have access. Washington STEM is working to ensure that all students have equal opportunity to benefit from the transformational possibilities that STEM skills and education beyond high school can offer. ******Washington STEM is no longer the program administrator of the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship and is therefore no longer accepting donations on its behalf.******