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...Government, beset by deficits for most of the past three decades, has steadily been cutting back on investment in research and development. Corporations, under increasing pressure from their stockholders for quick profits, have been doing the same and focusing on short-term products. And the quality of education in math and science in elementary and high schools has plummeted, leading to a drop in the number of students majoring in technical fields in college and graduate school. In the past, hungry immigrants looking for America's prestigious Ph.D.s made up for that decline in the U.S. science and engineering labor...
...students majoring in math, science and certain foreign languages, as well as undergraduates from “rigorous” high schools, may also be eligible for new federal grants of up to $4,000 provided by the same bill...
...measures also include the creation of new Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (SMART) Grants for students majoring in “science, math, technology, engineering, or a foreign language determined to be critical to the national security of the United States,” according to the legislation...
...further component of his “American Competitiveness Initiative,” he proposed training 70,000 high school teachers to teach advanced-placement courses in math and science, as well as bringing 30,000 professional mathematicians and scientists to teach in schools...
...concern over the growing scientific strength of other countries is compounded by statistics that show American students are far less likely to major in science or engineering than students in other developed nations. Their scores on math and science exams are also consistently lower...