"U.S. businesses are struggling to recruit and hire skilled individuals who understand how to work in a collaborative, competitive atmosphere of creative innovation and problem solving. I believe that if today’s and tomorrow’s students can succeed in projects like those in the [National STEM League] program, our country will be on the way to solving this problem. As importantly, many of these future professionals will start their own U.S.-based companies and support the growth of domestic industry."
-- Jeremy Losaw, design and test engineer for the NASCAR division of Toyota Racing Development
Ready to Scale link
Independent research on the Ten80 programs show that they can boost student test scores in math and science. In addition, Ten80 was one of only four STEM programs CTEq honored as ready to scale widely to new sites across the country.
Every Ten80 team, region and the national organization can benefit from financial and in-kind assistance. Ten80 aims to serve its supporters' specific interest in STEM through custom curriculum, events and community outreach. Ten80 also seeks professional STEM volunteers who can coach student teams, run events, and serve as role models.
Funders and PartnersUS ARMY
NASCAR
Texas Instruments
CASIO
Clemson ICAR Graduate Program
SolidWorks 3D CAD
Belk Foundation
River Valley Regional Commission
Speedway Motorsports Inc.
National Society of Black Engineers
Foundation for the Carolinas Project L.I.F.T.
The programs in this database clear a high bar. STEMworks reviewed each program against the Design Principles for Effective STEM Philanthropy.
Identify and target a compelling and well-defined need.
Use rigorous evaluation to continuously measure and inform progress towards the compelling need identified.
Ensure work is sustainable.
Demonstrate replicability and scalability.
Create high impact partnerships
Ensure organizational capacity to achieve goals.
Offer challenging and relevant STEM content for the target audience
Incorporate and encourage STEM practices.
Inspire interest and engagement in STEM.
Identify and address the needs of under-represented groups.