Frank L. Gettridge, President and CEO of NPESF, discusses with Dr. Calvin Mackie the IMPORTANCE OF PHILANTHROPIC & GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR ADVANCING STEM EDUCATION

On the fall 2022 debut of the Let’s Talk STEM with Dr. Calvin Mackie podcast, Dr. Mackie discusses the importance of greater equity in STEM education with Frank L. Gettridge, president, and CEO of the National Public Education Support Fund (NPESF). In the wide-ranging conversation, Dr. Mackie states that there is still much to be learned and work to be done across all sectors to achieve racial equity in STEM education. Meanwhile, Dr. Gettridge says he is working on improving the understanding and sees significant progress.