Monroe Dispatch - No Struggle, No Progress

Statement by Dr. Calvin Mackie, founder and president of STEM Global Action

“I applaud the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) for recognizing that a devastating lack of educational investments and resources in communities of color is contributing significantly to the creation of a wave of “Lost Einsteins.” Too many gifted and high achieving Black and Brown students throughout the country are not nurtured and therefore their talents and potential contributions to our nation’s competitiveness are being wasted. “Citing a study published in The Quarterly...