The Texas Center for Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics (TC-STEM) provides research-based professional
development, resources, and support to improve the capacity of
Texas secondary schools to prepare students who are college and
work-ready in mathematics and science—particularly students from
low-income and minority backgrounds. TC-STEM has organized its
work around five key objectives: - Support the development of
strong processes, products, and services by other state T-STEM
Centers, thus building capacity across the state and ensuring
the long-term sustainability of the T-STEM initiative. - Provide
strategic, programmatic, and technical support for the creation
of strong and effective T-STEM Centers. - Provide limited,
targeted support for T-STEM Academies. - Support schools in the
development and/or selection of alternative fourth-year
course(s) in mathematics and science that integrate the two
content areas (and that include technology and engineering as
appropriate) and comply with state