STEM

NJSPL – Do New Jersey High Schools Have STEM Focus? Piloting New Measures

June 13, 2023

This study examines whether schools that offer greater proportions of advanced curricula in STEM and enroll greater proportions of students are more likely to hold STEM participation as a priority.

NJSPL – Why Does the High School Science Course Sequence Matter?

March 9, 2023

One primary concern of this research project will be exploring different outcomes associated with students starting high school in low-level science courses versus those who start in standard and high-level science courses, and understanding the implications of how this may or may not influence later success in post-high school education.

New Jersey State Policy Lab: Equal Access to STEM Pathways?

https://policylab.rutgers.edu/equal-access-to-stem-pathways-a-closer-look-at-science-course-taking-trends-in-new-jerseys-high-schools/

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Careers of Women in Academic Science, Engineering, and Medicine

March 13, 2021

The National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine recently released a report, The Impact of COVID-19 on the Careers of Women in Academic Science, Engineering, and Medicine. Bloustein School Professor and Heldrich Center Senior Faculty Fellow Hal Salzman...

Tech Companies Want You to Believe America Has a Skills Gap

August 6, 2020

Many worry that President Trump's suspension of the H-1B visa program in June, and his recent executive order increasing scrutiny of federal contractors' use of H-1B visa holders to replace U.S. workers, will create a black hole of talent in STEM fields. But there are...

STEM grad glut, but 1000s of 'US workers are being replaced by foreign labor'

March 1, 2016

Dr. Hal Salzman, Rutgers University professor of the E.J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy, explained the current situation to the assembled Senators. Reviewing the evidence about the STEM workforce supply, Dr. Salzman provided a number of important...

The federal government’s H-1B racket

March 27, 2015

The libertarian-leaning me believes an American employer should be able to hire pretty much anyone he or she wants to hire. But the taxpaying me believes that if the federal government limits immigration yet creates a special visa program for highly skilled foreign...

Republicans criticize use of high-tech visas

March 17, 2015

"When there is a shortage, wages go up," said Hal Salzman, a professor of planning and public policy at Rutgers University. "So, if there is a demand out there, why haven't we seen wages increase?" USA Today, March 17

Not Everyone Is Happy About the Influx of Foreign Workers That Could Soon Hit Silicon Valley

March 17, 2015

"There is no evidence we know of that backs up their claims of a shortage," Hal Salzman, a Rutgers University professor of public policy who researches workforce development, told VICE News. He added that multiple studies have illustrated how the industry's claims are...

Register Today: Is There a STEM Worker Shortage? March 12 in Washington, DC

February 28, 2014

Are more graduates and guestworkers needed? The ongoing debate about these issues, and congressional high-skill immigration proposals, will be discussed at the National Academies by some of the key researchers and policy analysts examining these issues. As Congress...