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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: science education

science education stories: 6 news summaries

 US Innovation 
 Stagnates: Survey  

Americans think China is winning—and China thinks we're on top

Nov 16, 09 2:08 PM CST
(Newser) - Most Americans are anxious about a future they believe will be fueled by innovation—innovation they are doubtful will come easily in this country without major changes to the education system. Nearly two-thirds of Americans say the recession has hobbled the country’s ability to innovate, and just 41% see... More »

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China • innovation • US economy • science education • survey • opinion polls • math • energy sector

OPINION

 Bail Out America's Brains 

To stay afloat, we need more Gateses and Jobses

Jan 11, 09 10:08 AM CST
(Newser) - Building roads and bridges will give our economy a short-term boost—but we need to look farther into America’s future on the global stage, writes Thomas Friedman in the New York Times. That means investing to make sure the next Microsofts and Googles are home-grown. How? For a start,... More »

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education • investment • Thomas Friedman • science education • economic stimulus package • mathematics • economy • teachers

Title IX Turns to Science: Where Are the Women Physicists?

Gender-equality law looks beyond sports

Jul 15, 08 8:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Title IX, the federal mandate that requires gender equality in education funding, has been applied mostly to sports teams, but recently a new push has begun to apply it to university science departments. Decrying a dearth of women in physics and engineering programs, some women's groups and members of Congress... More »

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gender • PhD • professor • gender discrimination • science education • Title IX

Teacher
Who Branded Students Fired

He slammed evolution, burned crosses onto 8th-graders' arms

Jun 21, 08 8:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Ohio school board has voted unanimously to fire a science teacher who used an electrostatic device to brand 8th-graders with a cross, the AP reports. Science teacher John Freshwater, who says the marks were simply Xs, had been in trouble with the board before for teaching creationism, slamming evolution... More »

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creationism • school • branding • science education • middle school • teacher

US Needs More Visas, Gates Tells Congress

America's status as
tech leader is in jeopardy, he says

Mar 12, 08 5:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bill Gates exhorted Congress today to increase the number of available H-1B visas for highly skilled foreigners, and invest more in domestic education in science and technology, cNet reports. "It makes no sense to educate people in our universities, often subsidized by US taxpayers, and then insist they return... More »

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immigration • Congress • technology • Microsoft • Bill Gates • visa • science education • brain drain • H-1B visa • House Committee on Science and Technology • computer science • tech workers

Why US Math, Science Ed is OK

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

Oct 26, 07 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 students consistently second in the... More »

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education • science • science education • engineering • Urban Institute • Vivek Wadhwa • mathematics

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