Your opinion is needed.
The National Science Board at its August 8, 2007 meeting approved a draft “national action plan†for improving the quality of elementary and secondary education in science, math, technology and engineering and ensuring an adequate supply of teachers in those subjects. The plan, which will be available for public review and comment today on the science board’s Web site, calls for a range of actions by the federal government, states, and school districts, including creating an independent, non-federal National Council for STEM Education, establishing a new assistant secretary position in the Education Department, and developing strategies to pay teachers in those fields at “market rates.â€
They are inviting public comments through August 30th, 2007.
Not a lot to say here except that you (as a member of the public who knows the value of education) might like to go and download, read, discuss, and comment. It’s education. It’s Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). The website is here. Click on the link after the mention of the August 8th meeting.
Share some of what you think here, if you like.
-cvj
Seems to be working now… I’d suggest trying again. Will comment after I get a chance to read through. Thanks for passing on the info!
Oh, btw, it seems that the link in the above post isn’t quite right. It should end in “pdf” rather than “jsp”…
Strangely enough, after I clicked on the link, http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/edu_com/report.jsp, the report is listed as forthcoming. Will try again later.