Education hones competitive edge

Journal Article · · Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy; (United States)

OSTI ID:7243593

Watkins, J D

The author says that now, for the first time, there is a growing sense that America's primacy in science and technology is threatened. The threat comes, he explains, from a faltering interest and diminished academic performance in math and science on the part of American students.' In response, the president and US Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander have put forth a proposal called America 2000 - a program the author calls an education policy revolution unlike any in the nation's history.' The president's program, he notes, calls for dramatic improvements in existing schools' and the creation of New American Schools' that pioneer new concepts in education. The department the author heads has joined the effort, opening its doors, equipment, and staff to students and teachers. Over the next 30 years, he says, the department will require thousands of scientists, engineers, and technicians. Education today will determine not simply which individuals are likely to succeed or fail,' he concludes, but also which nations will succeed in a world of global economic competition.'

• OSTI ID: 7243593
• Journal Information: Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy; (United States), Journal Name: Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy; (United States) Vol. 7:2; ISSN 0887-8218; ISSN FARPE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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