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Gary Peters: “One of the stumbling blocks we face now, especially in computer science, but, I think, in all STEM disciplines, is not…”

On the recordMay 10, 2016
One of the stumbling blocks we face now, especially in computer science, but, I think, in all STEM disciplines, is not having enough teachers who are trained to teach the discipline.
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Gary Peters
Democratic · Michigan

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Peters highlights the shortage of trained teachers in STEM fields as a key issue.

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