Government Urged to Back Science Education

AP - Science ^ | 2005-10-12

[Junior]

WASHINGTON - The government was urged Wednesday to launch a broad program supporting science education, research and innovation in an effort to maintain the nation's economic dominance.

Leadership in science and technology helped make the United States a world leader, but there are indications that could slip away, a committee of the National Academy of Sciences warned.

For example, 70,000 engineers were graduated in the United States last year, compared to 350,000 in India and 600,000 in China, the committee said in a new report. And in 2001, U.S. industry spent more on liability lawsuits than on research and development.

The report calls for four main efforts to shore up the nation's position.

• Improve math and science education in elementary and high schools by establishing a merit-based scholarship program to attract 10,000 students per year to careers teaching math and science.

• Increase the nation's investment in basic research by 10 percent each year for the next seven years, with a special emphasis on physical science, math, engineering and information science.

• Provide 25,000 new undergraduate scholarships each year and 5,000 new graduate fellowships for U.S. citizens enrolled in physical science, life science and math programs in American colleges and universities.

• Modernizing the U.S. patent system, provide tax credits to companies that increase research and development, ensure affordable broadband internet access.

Other recommendations included providing automatic visa extensions to foreign students who have received doctorate degrees who want to seek employment in the United States and establishing an advanced research agency within the Department of Energy.

[inquest]

Sure, as soon as they can point to where in the Constitution the federal government is given any authority over education.

[Junior]

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[E. Pluribus Unum]

It's okay to encourage science education, so long as it does not have a disparate impact on minorities and women.

Just because European males, especially those of Jewish ancestry, have more aptitude for science does not mean they should be allowed to dominate it.

This message brought to you by your friendly neighborhood collectivist intellectual elites.

[Junior]

You really need to use quotation marks. You had me going there for a minute.

[sageb1]

"Sure, as soon as they can point to where in the Constitution the federal government is given any authority over education."

My thought, as well, although I had it pointed out to me yesterday that they use the commerce clause to cover just about anything that isn't covered elsewhere.

Perhaps if they would stop trying to leave no child behind, students who truly excel in math and science would have a chance.

[radioman]

And in 2001, U.S. industry spent more on liability lawsuits than on research and development

Greedy lawyers have done more damage to this country than the terrorists and drug lords combined.
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[inquest]

Perhaps if they would stop trying to leave no child behind, students who truly excel in math and science would have a chance.

One can only wonder in bewilderment how we were able to be such a home-grown industrial giant in those Dark Ages (pre-1970s) before the kind helping hand of the federal government became involved in education.

[JasonSC]

Science education? No, our federal government deals with important issues like gay marriage, flag burning, and Terri Schiavo.

[mlc9852]

The feds should stay out of education - leave it to the states and local communities.

[js1138]

placemarker

[JasonSC]

The feds should stay out of education

Yep; same goes for the "important" issues I listed.

[M. Dodge Thomas]

"One can only wonder in bewilderment how we were able to be such a home-grown industrial giant in those Dark Ages (pre-1970s) before the kind helping hand of the federal government became involved in education"

The GI bill?

[KC_for_Freedom]

The feds should stay out of education - leave it to the states and local communities.

It is not necessary for the feds or the locals to do much to attract top science and math teachers. Simply allow the market to set the salaries instead of the teachers union and the seniority system. If teachers would contract for their salaries on an annual basis, there are plenty of top science and math majors in other fields who would love to teach. When I left the engineering profession and took a pay cut to go into teaching I was approached by several engineers who said they wished they could afford to do the same.

With better (professional) teachers who have real world experience, the number of kids taking math and science would grow simply because they would find that there are jobs and good fellowship in these fields, and not overworked and underpaid geeks struggling to make a living like the left minded teachers tell them.

[KarlInOhio]

Is the NEA still opposed to tracking students into different classes? Some children more intelligent or ready to learn than others. Should they be held back to the level on a student who is just barely passing the watered down drivel that passes for education now?

[inquest]

Fine, elementary and high school education.

[From many - one.]

Sputnik and lots of money.

[From many - one.]

Yes. I should have listed the GI Bill in my post.

Bar none the best students I ever had.

[so_real]

Perhaps if they would stop trying to leave no child behind, students who truly excel in math and science would have a chance.

That bears repeating.