The 'E' in STEM stands for Electrical

National Science Foundation first use the term SMET instead of STEM

According to ed.gov, the average payout of STEM jobs is 70% more than the national average.

The term STEM was adopted/created by Rita Colwell and her colleagues in NSF

Nowadays, STEM is slowly changing into STEAM. The 'A' is Agriculture

John Maeda, former president of Rhode Island School of Design championed STEM into STEAM education.

National Science Foundation first use the term STEMTEC during a project at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

In the early 2000s, CAHSEE started a winter program for students in the Washington, DC area called the STEM Institute.

In Australia, school event such as Go Girl Global helps to develop STEM.

Victorian Model Solar Vehicle Challenge is a STEM competition held annually at Scienceworks in Melbourne.

The country with the greatest proportion of STEM graduates is China

SHAD is an annual Canadian summer enrichment program focusing in STEAM.

In December 2019, the Ministry of Education in China has announced to officially add STEM education into the primary school curriculum.

In May 2020, action plan for China’s STEM Education was held in Beijing, China

The name of STEM in France is sciences industrielle

India has STEM graduates per population of 1 to 52

Al-Bairaq is an outreach program to high school students with a curriculum focusing on STEM in Qatar.

In the Philippines, STEM is used as a strand for Junior High School.

St. Uriel Education was found in Malaysia and integrated Robotics and Arts into STEM education

STEM is no longer part of the Applied Learning Programme (ALP) in Singapore

Scientix is an American cooperation of STEM teachers, education scientists, and policymakers.

According to Biocom.org, The U.S. Bureau of Statistics says: in next 20 years, 20% of jobs will require technical (STEM) skills.

8 out of 10 most wanted employees listed by U.S. Department of Labor were the ones with STEM education.

STEMLE is another version of STEM

Africa Teen Geeks is an organization involved in STEM development

The Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology (IPST) has initiated a STEM Education Network in Israel

National STEM day is celebrated on 9 November

The TV program Sesame Street's 43rd season continues to focus on STEM

MGA Entertainment, one of the manufacturer of children toys created a STEAM based franchise called Project Mc2.