Reaction to "Gathering Storm" U.S. science education report
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A National Academies report Thursday warned of a crummy economic future unless fixes are made to U.S. science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education.
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Included below are longer reactions to the "Rising Above the Gathering Storm," report:
Steven Newton, Programs and Policy Director, National Center for Science Education, Inc.
The NCSE welcomes this report, and we hope that the call for improving education—particularly in science, math, and technology fields—is heard by many. When the 2005 Gathering Storm report was released, the New York Times' Thomas Friedman wrote that the urgency of its findings required a bold "new New Deal" for education.
But meaningful educational reforms have not materialized.