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RELEASE 22-053
*NASA, Department of Education Partnership Strengthens STEM Education*
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NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona
participate in a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signing ceremony,
Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building in
Washington. The NASA and Department of Education MOU is focused on
strengthening the collaboration between the two agencies, including efforts
that advance STEM education across the nation.
*/Credits: NASA/Keegan Barber/*
NASA and the U.S. Department of Education signed a memorandum of
understanding on Wednesday, strengthening the collaboration between the two
agencies, including efforts to increase access to high-quality STEM and space
education to students and schools across the nation.
Specifically, the agreement enhances and expands the agencies’ longstanding
partnership that promotes science, technology, engineering, and math to
students from diverse backgrounds to pursue an interest and a career in STEM
and space industries. It reinforces the importance of Biden-Harris
Administration and NASA priorities for STEM, climate, space exploration, and
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility.
“The first humans who will walk on Mars and the innovators who will help
humanity reach the Red Planet are students in America’s classrooms today.
NASA and the Department of Education know we need the whole of the Artemis
Generation – young people from all parts of America and all walks of life
– to achieve big goals, overcome our greatest challenges, and inspire the
world through science and discovery,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.
“Today’s signing, with the support of Vice President Harris and the
National Space Council, continues NASA’s collaborative efforts with the
Department of Education to amplify the excitement of space to all students
across our country, allowing every young person to know they are a part of
the Artemis Generation – today and for decades to come.”
"I am excited for this partnership with NASA that will inspire and prepare
young people from all backgrounds to become our next generation of leaders in
STEM fields and to propel our nation and our workforce into the future," said
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona. "From the groundbreaking Apollo
mission to today’s Artemis program, which will land the first woman and
first person of color on the Moon, NASA’s work has long galvanized the
world to raise the bar and reach for new heights. I am proud that our
agencies will continue to intentionally collaborate to enrich STEM teaching
and learning in America’s classrooms; expand access to high-quality,
hands-on career, technical, and space education; increase the capacity and
diversity of our nation’s STEM educator workforce; and so much more." 
Both agencies participate on the White House National Science and Technology
Council Committee on STEM Education, and the White House National Space
Council.
NASA and the U.S. Department of Education are currently working on upcoming
collaborations which include the development of an agreement to provide NASA
STEM content and technical assistance for the 21st Century Community Learning
Centers Program. This initiative funds afterschool programming across the
nation. NASA also is providing content for both U.S. Department of
Education’s YOU Belong in STEM initiative and Your Place in Space student
challenge.
Learn more about how NASA’s Office of STEM Engagement is inspiring the next
generation of explorers at:
*https://www.nasa.gov/stem* [1]
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