The Fleet Science Center is among 40 new partners that will become part of the STEM education network.

San Diego, CA—The national organization dedicated to solving the STEM teacher shortage by 2021, 100Kin10, announced today that the Fleet Science Center joins 40 other new programmatic partners in its ranks this year. In addition to the Fleet Science Center, new partners include Chicago Public Schools, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and Council of Chief State School Officers.

This is the seventh and final cohort of partners for 100Kin10 during its first 10 years. The organization launched in 2011 as an answer to President Obama’s call during his 2011 State of the Union address to train 100,000 new STEM teachers in a decade. 100Kin10 is on track to exceed their goal of training 100,000 teachers by 2021, with more than 68,000 teachers currently trained. 

“Supporting local STEM resources is core to our strategic direction, and teachers are a critical STEM education resource in San Diego that we support through educator professional development and by providing direct student programming,” said Steve Snyder, President and CEO of the Fleet Science Center. “Joining the 100Kin10 network will provide us with a collaborative community with which to share resources and ideas.”

This final round of growth specifically focuses on 100Kin10’s latest project: tackling what they’ve identified as the root causes of the STEM teacher shortage. If solved, these “catalysts”—which include bonuses, scholarships or loan forgiveness for STEM teachers, increasing professional development and state tracking of STEM teacher supply and demand—would more sustainably end the teacher shortage. 

“This final group, including the Fleet Science Center, is a welcome addition as we enter our final push in achieving our goal and look toward the future in solving systemic issues around the teacher shortage in America,” said Talia Milgrom-Elcott, 100Kin10’s Executive Director. “Each organization is doing incredible, inspiring work to build the movement for better, bolder and more accessible STEM education. We’re thrilled to have them as our newest partners in collaboration, learning and continuous improvement to creatively solve the STEM teacher crisis.” 

Existing partners and an expert panel vetted and selected the 41 new partners, who will join a network of more than 280 current partners that includes the nation’s top academic institutions, nonprofits, foundations, companies and government agencies. All partners register their commitments to ending the STEM teacher shortage through 100Kin10 and support one another to achieve those commitments by exchanging expertise, learning and resources.

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About 100Kin10:

100Kin10 is a network of best-in-class organizations collectively responding to the moonshot call to put 100,000 new, excellent STEM teachers in America’s classrooms by 2021. Through their pioneering networked impact approach, 100Kin10 encourages multi-sector collaboration and provides the vision and resources to help nonprofits, foundations, academic institutions and businesses meet their ambitious commitments to educate the next generation of innovators and problem solvers. More information is available at 100kin10.org.