Education

A largely invisible role of international students: Fueling the innovation economy

From The Hechinger report: “Some 143 U.S. companies valued at $1 billion or more were started by people who came to the country as international students … These companies have an average of 860 employees each … Whether or not they invent new products or found businesses of their own, international graduates are ‘a vital source’ of workers for U.S.-based tech companies, the National Science Foundation reported last year … That’s in part because comparatively few Americans are going into fields including science, technology, engineering and math. Even before the pandemic disrupted their educations, only 20 percent of college-bound American high school students were prepared for college-level courses in these subjects.”

View the full article from The Hechinger Report.