We applaud the Secretary King's leadership on the value of STEM for all but offer a caution about a narrow definition of STEM as the advancement, only, of science, technology, engineering, and math.  If those four content areas are advanced without a concomitant shift within the entire educational system, we stand to lose the full potential offered by STEM and this decade. A slew of unintended consequences may occur. The most serious is the contribution to a widening achievement gap for the very students Secretary King is trying to include. STEM can end up simply increasing opportunity for those students who are achieving well already. That is valuable, surely, but it could be so much more. What a lost moment it could be. Read more...