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Local News - Local News - August 30, 2012
Spokane-area STEM educators branch out
New Riverpoint Academy is part of emerging educational trend

By Treva Lind
Of the Journal of Business

Mead School District Assistant Superintendent Dan Butler says the district's new academy opens Sept. 4.
Mead School District Assistant Superintendent Dan Butler says the district's new academy opens Sept. 4.
—Staff photo by Treva Lind
Spokane-area school and business leaders are working jointly this year to expand education programs aimed at steering more youth toward math- and science-related careers.

The heavy emphasis on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) learning has picked up steam nationally, in the state, and in the Inland Northwest because significant job growth is expected in careers requiring these skills, STEM proponents in Spokane say.

Several tangible steps to boost STEM...


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