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title: "To Do: Double the Number of STEM Charter Schools"
summary: |-
  Congress and the states should double the number of STEM charter schools in the United States to allow more students with a passion and deep ability to excel in computer sciences.
date: "2016-05-31"
issues: ["Skills and Future of Work"]
content_type: "Knowledge Base Articles"
canonical_url: "https://itif.org/publications/2016/05/31/to-do-double-the-number-of-stem-charter-schools/"
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# To Do: Double the Number of STEM Charter Schools

# Recommendation

Congress and the states should double the number of STEM charter schools in the United States.

# Details

There are approximately 100 STEM-focused high schools in America. Most of these public STEM high schools can provide a deep dive into computer science for interested students and have been proven to be effective in including minorities and students from socioeconomically disadvantaged areas in high-quality STEM education. Doubling the number of STEM high schools will allow more students with a passion and deep ability to excel in computer sciences. Moreover, efforts should be made to ensure that all existing STEM-focused high schools provide a deep and rigorous curriculum in computer science.

**Keep reading:**

- Adams Nager and Robert Atkinson, “The Case for Improving U.S. Computer Science Education” (ITIF, May 2016), [https://itif.org/publications/2016/05/31/case-improving-us-computer-science-education/](https://itif.org/publications/2016/05/31/case-improving-us-computer-science-education/).

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*Source: Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)*
*URL: https://itif.org/publications/2016/05/31/to-do-double-the-number-of-stem-charter-schools/*