By Megan Wehring

HAYS CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT —  University planning begins at the elementary level; Hays CISD has incorporated art and design into science, technology, engineering and math to create STEAM programs at some campuses in the district. 

Students from Elm Grove Elementary working on coding using Ozobots. Photos by Casey English, STEM lab teacher.

STEM-related jobs grew three times more than non-STEM jobs between the years of 2000 and 2010, according to the Smit...