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Why US Math, Science Ed is OK

Writer cites against-the-grain report ranking US in second place globally

By Lucas Laursen, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 26, 2007 11:50 AM CDT

(Newser) – Americans aren’t as deficient at math and science as usually reported, writes entrepreneur and Harvard Law Fellow Vivek Wadhwa in a Business Week op-ed. He cites an Urban Institute report with results contradicting many long-held beliefs about American science education, which places American science... Read full story »

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Writer cites against-the-grain report ranking US in second place globally

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