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National Academies Press, 2012
The ability of the nation's military to prevail during future conflicts, and to fulfill its humanitarian and other missions, depends on continued advances in the nation's technology base. A workforce with robust Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) capabilities is critical to sustaining U.S. preeminence. Today, however, the STEM…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Science Education, Engineering, STEM Education
Wiseman, Shelley – RAND Corporation, 2010
In 2008, the Shreveport-Bossier Community Foundation selected education, health, and poverty as funding priorities. But the foundation realized that it needed more specific guidelines on how best to distribute grants. RAND developed a framework for making investment decisions that incorporates the best of traditional decision making approaches.…
Descriptors: Investment, Philanthropic Foundations, Financial Support, Grants