CNN article: There will still be openings for math and science students when they graduate.
"Only one fifth of today's 8th graders are proficient or advanced in math, citing figures from national educational assessments."
"Given current state and local budget squeezes, with teacher layoffs and the continued debate over whether education should be tightly tied to test results, it is doubtful that states will take any action -- like setting aside financial resources or raising standards for math and science."
"To tackle the predicted lack of qualified workers, Raytheon Co., a major defense contractor, has developed software to help state educators, lawmakers and others develop tailored plans to improve math and science education and workforce policies."
"The private sector cannot replace" federal support "for basic science and engineering research and math and science education that undergirds America's national economic competitiveness."
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Posted by: Steve | November 03, 2011 at 10:21 AM
With the job market inching toward recovery, most of America's collective attention is set squarely on there here and now. This article and the "studies" behind it is just another smokescreen, an excuse for hiring cheaper workers from abroad. If companies weren't so hot to unload U. S. workers before they hit 50 or so, maybe there wouldn't be such a shortage. Criminal, really.
Posted by: Business Process Outsourcing | May 23, 2011 at 03:04 AM