About 40 educators, business people and nonprofit heads gathered recently to craft the bylaws of what they hope will become a math and science nation, reports the Battle Creek Enquirer. The inaugural meeting of the Lake Michigan Hub of the Michigan STEM Partnership took place at the Allegan Area Educational Service Agency.
The group representing Calhoun, Barry, Branch, Kalamazoo and 11 other southwest Michigan counties came together to define how the region could contribute to a statewide push for students who are better prepared to work in science, technology, engineering and math fields.
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"I think that our marching orders are really clear: Michigan needs to organize," said Dave Krebs, director of the Muskegon Area Intermediate School District's Regional Math and Science Center and a facilitator of Thursday's meeting.
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Source: Battle Creek Enquirer
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