Local and state education officials listen to a briefing on the National Math and Science Initiative's College Readiness Program in San Antonio Jan. 6, 2017. The program aims to improve STEM education -- science, technology, engineering and mathematics -- in schools across the country, including over 150 military-connected schools. Expansion efforts are underway to reach at least 200 military-connected schools in the next two or three years, according to program officials.
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