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These concerns may be addressed through initiatives to increase funding for research, student aid, and programs that improve the teaching of math and science, Toiv said...
Bush said he plans to focus on American students’ poor scores in math and science in his State of the Union address, according to newspaper reports of a speech he gave in Kentucky earlier this month...
...CHINA, just, but with India catching up fast, according to Augusto Lopez-Claros, who heads the World Economic Forum's competitiveness program. In his latest report, which measures national competitiveness using dozens of different criteria - from the quality of math education to the soundness of banks - China comes in at No. 49, one ahead of India. But the momentum is with the underdog: China dropped three places this year, while India moved up five, largely because of India's greater technological prowess. Both are marked down for corruption - a frequent refrain at Davos sessions this year - and a chronic lack...
...increase in the loan limit from $2,625 to $3,500 for college freshman and from $3,500 to $4,500 for sophomores. The limit for graduate students would also increase, Day said. Some of the $8 billion would also fund SMART grants, which would benefit students who study math, science, technology, engineering, or a foreign language believed to be critical to national security...
...concentration is. A Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (SMART) Grant, part of a bill awaiting a final Congressional vote, would give an additional $4,000 per year to juniors and seniors eligible for the Pell Grant—provided they are 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.The proposal, spearheaded by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R.–Tenn., defines a critical language as “a foreign language that...