The U.S. Technology Skills Gap (Still-Rising Tide of Mediocrity!)

New Book "The U.S. Technology Skills Gap" Reviews 100+ Years of STEM Development 


"The U.S. Technology Skills Gap", a new book from CIO Magazine Publisher Emeritus Gary Beach, reviews the history of STEM dating back to 1909. One reviewer called the book "a major accomplishment that provides the best historical context written" about the history of STEM. Gerald Holton, a key member of the 1983 commission that wrote "A Nation at Risk" said The U.S.Technology Skills Gap is "a badly needed data-driven wake up call, challenging educators, politicans, parents and voters to a national debate aimed at rescuing much of American education from a still-rising ride of mediocrity."

Beach was inspired to write the book in 2007 after hundreds of chief information officers responded to a column Beach wrote in CIO Magazine that featured "A Nation at Risk".  A key feature of "The U.S.Technology Skills Gap" is the chronologic treatment of content. The book is segmented into three sections: warnings about the American education system, the most prominent public-private initiatives helping accelerate STEM adoption and recommendations for moving forward.

The U.S.Technology Skills Gap is published by John Wiley and Sons, the nation's oldest book publisher, and will be released in hardcover and e-book versions on July 17th.