STEM Master Techer Corps

Last week the Obama Administration took a step in the right direction and announced a plan to create a national Science, Math, Technology, and Engineering (STEM) Master Teacher Corps. With $100 million m in start-up funding from the federal Teacher Inentive Fund, the program will begin in 50 locations across the country, each with 50 STEM educators. Pending Congressional approval of additional funding, the Administration believes the program can expand over the next four years to include 10,000 STEM teachers. STEM master teachers would make a multi-year commitment to the STEM master teacher corps and would receive an annual stipend.