It's interesting that the very first question - the very first question, in the mid-1950s! - to von Neumann is about STEM education, and his answer is, we need more people, and we need more & better education. And we need it badly.

Now I'll pause here to say that, when we praise a guy like von Neumann, it can have a distancing effect. If for example I say "this site needs a better UI," it's something we'll usually take at face value, on its merits. But if, say, Elon Musk says the same thing, it becomes more like trivia associated with Elon Musk, not a statement we think through by itself.

If we treat von Neumann like a guy with authority speaking on the topic of science education, then you could take his words, almost without any change, repeat them in 2023, and find they are as true now as they were then. As food for thought, I'd say, if you consider von Neumann to be a personal hero, then consider honoring him by doing what you can for science education.