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The National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Century released a comprehensive
plan to ensure that every American student receives
excellent instruction in math and science.
Rising Above the Gathering Storm, a congressionally
requested report by a pre-eminent committee, makes four
recommendations along with 20 implementation actions
that federal policy-makers should take to create high-quality
jobs and focus new science and technology efforts on
meeting the nation's needs.
EngineeringPolicy.org provides a clearinghouse
for the engineering, scientific, and technical (EST)
community to share information and to collaborate on
public-policy issues of mutual interest.
The National Assessment of Educational Progress
(NAEP) is the only nationally representative and continuing
assessment of what America's students know and can do
in various subject areas.
This edition of Science and Engineering Indicators:
considers the objectives that characterized U.S. science
and engineering 50 years ago; presents trends in U.S.
and international research and development funds and
alliances; and looks at the significance of information
technologies.
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) provides trend data on students' mathematics
and science achievement from an international perspective.
U.S. Competitiveness 2001 takes a look at America's
competitive position.
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