NASA Supports The Expansion Of STEM Education For Latinos

NASA partnered with HHF (photo: dock. NASA)

NASA announced that it is officially partnering with the Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF), a non-profit organization that was founded to support Latino. The partnership was inaugurated on September 30.

Through this collaboration, NASA and HHF will expand the opportunity for education, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) for K-12 students and Latino students. Both believe that this collaboration can reduce barriers to Latino communities.

To start this collaboration, NASA and HHF held an inauguration ceremony at NASA Headquarters. Each representative has signed a contract for the Space Law Agreement so that this cooperation is officially agreed upon.

Representative from NASA is NASA's Deputy Administrator, Pam Melroy, while the representative from HHF is HHF President and CEO, Jose Antonio Tijerino. After signing the agreement, Melroy said that NASA is ready to innovate for the future.

"This initiative will help build diverse future science, technology, engineering and mathematics workers, which demonstrates our commitment to making American space agencies accessible to everyone," Melroy said.

Meanwhile, Antonio said that this partnership was a very good step for his organization. Together with NASA, HHF will introduce career paths in aerospace and space to all Latinos in the US.

"HHF is excited to partner with NASA to expand STEM opportunities," said Antonio Tijerino. "This innovative partnership with NASA will allow us to expand our mission, even beyond the planet."

As long as this partnership goes on, HHF will combine NASA's STEM educational resources, content, and themes into their Latinos on the Fast Track (LOFT) program. On the other hand, NASA will develop material for the latest curriculum and provide access for professionals in STEM education.