Productive employees need integrity, not just credentials
Former President Barack Obama delivers remarks after viewing science projects at the White House Science Fair on March 23, 2015. During his remarks, President Obama announced more than $240 million in pledges to boost the study of STEM subjects. Not much of the money promoting STEM subjects has produced the desirable results. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Federal officials struggle to categorize the programs to promote science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), but they sure know how to throw money at it.
Their dogmatic more-is-better belief has spawned 162 STEM educational programs spanning 13 agencies, and it has obscured a sense for proportion and what makes a productive employee.
