Increasing the competitive edge in math and science

• Other Authors: Kettlewell, Janet S., 1943-, Henry, Ronald J.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Education, ©2009.
• Subjects: Mathematics > Study and teaching > United States.; Science > Study and teaching > United States.; Education and state > United States.; Academic achievement > United States.; Science.; MATHEMATICS > Study & Teaching.; Academic achievement.; Education and state.; Mathematics > Study and teaching.; Science > Study and teaching.; United States.; Electronic books.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (vi, 219 pages) : illustrations
• Format: Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-216).
• ISBN: 9781607090151 (electronic bk.); 1607090155 (electronic bk.)

The U.S. is losing its competitive edge in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Thomas Friedman warns that America is not producing enough young people in STEM fields that are essential for entrepreneurship and innovation in the 21stcentury (The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century, 2005). Blue ribbon commissions and influential business and national leaders have issued reports on the seriousness of the situation but little collective effort has been made to advance solutions to the STEM crisis.