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FacebookispleasedtojoinChangetheEquation(CTEq),aCEO-ledinitiativetocultivate
widespreadliteracyinscience,technology,engineeringandmath(STEM).CTEqwillnotonly
achievePresidentObama’sEducatetoInnovatecampaign’smissiontoincreaseprivateand
philanthropicinvolvementinSTEMeducation,butalsowillmeetacriticalneedforaworkforce
andacitizenryfluentinscienceandmath.
ChangetheEquationisbringingtogethertopcompaniesacrossmultiplesectors,allofwhicharededicatedtopreparingstudentsforSTEM-relatedcareersasaninvestmentintheir
business,theeconomyandourdemocracy.CTEqmembersaimtofilltheopportunitygapwith
capableandenthusiasticSTEM-literateyoungpeople.CTEqisthefirstandonlySTEMeducation
groupthatbringssomanycorporateleaderstogetherincollaborationwiththeWhiteHouse,
StateHousesnationwide,andthefoundationcommunity.
CTEq’sgoalsareto:
1.ImproveSTEMteachingatallgradelevels,withalargerandmoreracially,ethnicallyand
gender-diversepoolofhighly-capableSTEMteachers.·U.S.15-year-oldsscoredbelow18(outof24)nationsinmathandbelow12nationsinsciencein2006.
Source:OECD2006PISAExam
·Black,Hispanic,low-income,andlow-performingstudentsaresignificantlylesslikelytobetaughtby
teacherswithadvanceddegreesinmathandscience.Source:NationalScienceBoard
2.DeepenstudentappreciationandexcitementforSTEMprogramsandcareerstoincrease
enrollmentandsuccess,especiallyamongfemalesandstudentsofcolor.
·Ninein10Americansbelievethatstudyingadvancedmathandscienceisuseful,evenforstudentswho
don’tpursueaSTEMcareer.Yetmorethanhalfofparents(52%)saythemathandsciencetheirchildis
gettinginschoolis"fineasitis."Source:PublicAgenda(2010).AreWeBeginningtoSeetheLight?
3.AchieveasustainedcommitmenttotheSTEMmovementfrombusinessleaders,
governmentofficials,STEMteachersandotherstakeholdersthroughcommunication,
collaborationanddata-baseddecisionmaking.
·Lastyear,ChangetheEquation’s100corporatemembersdevotedhundredsofmillionsofdollarsand
millionsofvolunteerhourstodirectorsupportSTEMeducationinitiativesinalmosteverystateacross
thecountry.TheireffortsreachedmillionsofAmericanstudentsnationwide.Initsfirstyearand
henceforth,CTEqwillbeacatalystforgreatercoherenceandqualityincorporateSTEMinvestments.
“Ourmissionistogivepeoplethepowertoshareandmakethe
worldmoreopenandconnected–andweneedtofindthebest
talenttogetthere.Ihadgreatclassesandteachersinscience,
technology,engineeringandmathematics.Everyoneshould.”
--MarkZuckerberg,FacebookFounderandCEO
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