An index that tracks students entering the STEM fields was released this week, highlighting the fact that a lot of technical jobs are being filled by foreign workers.
The U.S. News & World Report STEM Index is the latest in a series of studies on the issue, which in part underscores the fact that a big reason for the unfilled jobs is a lack of diversity. But it’s resonating particularly loudly in Baltimore this week, as the national media outlet is holding its STEM Solutions conference at the Hilton Baltimore. It follows last week’s big impact investing confab, the Mission Investors Exchange.
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