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News & Views item - January 2013 |
AAAS Writes to
Parents With a Plea to Urge Greater Support for STEM Education in US
Schools. (January 20, 2013)
A non-partisan committee organized by the
Center for
the Study of the Presidency & Congress (CSPC) released their
report, "A
Letter on STEM Education to America's Parents,"
during a December discussion at the American Association for the Advancement of
Science (AAAS). The letter calls on parents to demand improvements as U.S.
school children continue to lag behind their international peers in math and
science. Panellists noted that efforts over the years to awaken Congress and
state governments to the importance of STEM education have been only moderately
successful, saying that parents must get involved if the education system is to
change.
Below is a list of 10 specific suggestions for parents contained in the letter: