Oklahoma's Black Students Not Prepared for Tomorrow's STEM Workforce [theblackwallsttimes.com]
By Nehemiah D. Frank, The Black Wall Street Times, October 28, 2019 Adequately funding Oklahoma schools and thoroughly educating every child in the state is becoming more of a liability for the state’s future than past decades. Careers involving science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) are in higher demand than in previous years. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that over the next decade, math-heavy occupations will increase by as much as 28% across the nation.