The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Director of Public Policy Cameron Wilson has been named to the STEM Education Caucus Steering Committee. Wilson will work with Congressional STEM Education Caucus co-chairs Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) and Rep. Daniel Lipinski (D-IL) to advance the importance of education initiatives for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. His focus will be to emphasise the role of computer science in the STEM agenda.
Steering Committee participants are committed to a strategic STEM agenda, which is integral to the development of the next generation of the computing workforce. The Steering Committee aims to strengthen STEM education at all levels (K-12, higher education and workforce) by providing a forum for Congress and the science, education and business communities to discuss challenges, problems and solutions related to STEM education.
The computing industry finds itself searching for the talent it needs to fill thousands of vacancies each year. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that computing occupations will remain among the 10 fastest-growing major occupations in the US, outpacing overall job growth in the economy.
