Many, for example, learned a lot of math and engineering in the military".
Yet this financing has slipped, especially in physics, math and engineering.
The bill would make it much easier for science, math and engineering graduates of American universities to become permanent residents.
Next year the school will be splitting into three academies: for health and sciences, math and engineering, and humanities.
To date, most MOOCs have covered computer science, math and engineering, but Coursera is expanding into areas like medicine, poetry and history.
In the Bronx classroom, Mr. Bloomberg said that he was "never good at literature," and that he preferred math and engineering.
Libraries asked me to curate a project to engage students creatively with math and engineering, we decided to take on the challenge.
Toys that promote skills in science, technology, math, and engineering (a category known as STEM), particularly for girls, are becoming increasingly popular.
However, there is a relatively simple solution, namely that federal financing be increased to provide incentives to entice more American students into science, math and engineering graduate programs.
"We needed to bring substance in science and math and engineering into the elementary, middle and high schools," Dr. Colwell said.
His passion was for math and engineering, and he had developed his own blueprint for designing houses by computer programme," his elder brother, Carlos Mendoza, says.
