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6 Final Observations
Pages 43-46

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... • Metrics for educational achievement among students and teachers can guide educational improvement. • The informal STEM learning that occurs in such places as museums can have a powerful effect on both knowledge and attitudes.
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... • The valley of death plagues education as well, because few organi zations exist that can develop promising innovations to the point that they can make a sustainable difference in the classroom. STRENGTHENING UNDERGRADUATE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION • Revisions of undergraduate curricula across departments could produce a better alignment of undergraduate STEM education and workforce needs.
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... • Cooperation among a group of states that share common interests can yield better outcomes than competition. FOSTERING REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP • Innovation applies not just to products but to new approaches to technology development and entrepreneurship, such as new financ ing models.
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