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...solidly in the middle class. These jobs, typically in manufacturing, are rapidly heading overseas to countries with lower costs. The comparative advantage of the U.S. economy is now in technology, and those without technology education have much more difficulty finding well-paying jobs as a result. A math, science, or engineering degree offers a low-income student earning potential and a ticket up in society that a degree in literature or history simply cannot. This does not mean that the humanities and social sciences are unimportant or unnecessary. If the goal is to bring lower-income Americans into the middle...
...Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal, the letter voiced concern that the rising scientific sophistication of other countries poses a challenge to the United States’ technological and economic leadership. “To remain at the forefront, America must increase investments in basic research, improve math and science education, provide incentives for research and development and attract and retain the brightest minds from all around the globe,” the letter stated. Casey said the letter is a product of the Council of Competitiveness, a long-standing organization of business and university representatives in which Summers...
...Brave and the Bold” is, first and foremost, utterly confusing. As a collection of covers ranging from Devo to Don Williams, chosen for the first collaboration between shambler Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy (Will Oldham) and math geeks Tortoise, both weird in their own ways, how could it not be? Still, as I listened through again and again, trying to put my finger on what exactly goes wrong, I found myself enjoying it more and more: confusing and confused as it is, there is something here, perhaps accidental, that manages to make it work...
...Academic Competitiveness Initiative” includes the “Academic Competitiveness Grants” program, providing aid for eligible low-income students in their first two years of college, and grants for students in their third and fourth years majoring in “critical areas like science, math, technology, engineering, and foreign languages vital to national security,” according to the White House website...
Cambridge scored 253rd out of 278 districts statewide on the 2005 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) 10th grade English exam. And it scored just slightly better—251st—on the MCAS 10th grade math exam...