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Download full textBest, Jane; Cohen, Courtney – McREL International, 2013
The importance of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) has gained national attention in recent years, with educators, policymakers, and others advocating for greater participation and enhanced performance in STEM in order to bolster the U.S. economy and provide greater national security. This brief summarizes several pieces of…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Educational Legislation, Student Participation, Learner Engagement
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At a time when some 24% of the Brazilian population of 182 million are functionally illiterate, the author shows how illiteracy is concentrated in traditionally poor and disadvantaged social and ethnic groups as well as in certain regions of the country. He surveys the changes in legislation, policies and attitudes relating to literacy over the…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Illiteracy, Foreign Countries, Literacy
