Study urges boost in U.S. science education standards

The United States must mobilize for excellence in mathematics and science education so that all students achieve much higher levels of math and science learning, according to a new report from the Carnegie Corporation. The report, "The Opportunity Equation--Transforming Mathematics and Science Education for Citizenship and the Global Economy," recommends concrete actions for a range of organizations--labor and business, federal and state government, colleges and universities, and donors--to carry out to transform math and science education.

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