Americans could use a crash course in math.
According to a new study from the Brookings Institution, jobs in science, technology, engineering and math are vacant for more than twice as long as other positions — largely because employers can’t find people with the math and science skills to fill them.In fact, high school graduates with science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills are in greater demand than college grads without them.
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