Conference Session

Session 2: Public Policies that Impact the P-12 Pipeline into Engineering and Computer Science Disciplines

Collection

2017 Public Policy Colloquium

Authors

Greg Pearson

PreK-12 Education Projects and Related Activities of the NAE EDC Public Policy Colloquium February 7, 2017 Washington, D.C. Greg Pearson, Scholar National Academy of Engineering NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING Context for K12 Eng. EducationPublic understanding of engineering remains relatively lowUnlike science, math, and ELA, engineering is still not a regular part of the “core” of the K-12 education systemThere is no well-defined professional pathway for “teachers of engineering” (e.g., very few university pre-service teacher education programs provide coursework in engineering)Current K-12 teachers express very low confidence in their ability to teach

Conference Session

Session 4: Building a New Partnership – progress of Manufacturing USA, the NNMI

Collection

2017 Public Policy Colloquium

Authors

Michael Molnar

consortium 4) Addressing Critical Challenges4) Each Institute works on the industry priorities and big challenges only solvable by collaboration Innovative Foundry Models For WBG Semiconductors • Lower $/Amp • Better yield, higher reliability • Lower barriers for small companies to enter WBG markets due to lower capital equipment cost5) Each5)Institute Balancedmanages Portfolioaof balanced Projectsportfolio of real projects for industry • NIIMBL plans two project calls per year in ongoing operations,. • ‘Quick Start’ project

Conference Session

Session 1: Budget

Collection

2017 Public Policy Colloquium

Authors

Matt Hourihan

Caps / Baseline Beyond FY17* FY17 House Budget FY17 RSC Budget*Current caps extend to FY 2021. Spending level beyond that based on CBO projections. Copyright © 2015 American Association for the Advancement of Science 8/26/15 7Based on past budget proposals, the Budget Control Act, and subsequent legislation. © AAAS 2016 For more info…mhouriha@aaas.org202-326-6607http://www.aaas.org/program/rd-budget-and- policy-program Copyright © 2015 American Association for the Advancement of Science 8/26/15 8