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May 2006 — Vol. 84, No. 4

National business campaign launches Web site to urge math, science reform

 

A national coalition of business groups, led by Business Roundtable, has launched a “Tapping America’s Potential” (TAP) campaign. It features a Web site designed to make improving our country’s math and science talent pipeline a national priority as a key component of U.S. competitiveness.

The site provides national, state-specific and international data clearly showing the competitiveness challenges facing our country. Also included are links to key reports, news coverage of the issues, and public-opinion research on competitiveness and innovation. In addition, the Web site tells how everyone — businesses, policy-makers, employees, parents, educators and students — can play a part in achieving the TAP goal.

A “Tapping America’s Potential” report, issued in July 2005, expressed deep concern about America’s ability to sustain its scientific and technological superiority. The report set the goal of doubling the number of U.S. science, technology, engineering and mathematics graduates with bachelor’s degrees by 2015.

Since last July, the National Academies of Science has released its own report echoing many of the same concerns; President Bush has called for an American Competitiveness Initiative; and Congress has introduced several pieces of bipartisan legislation intended to address the problem.

 

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