How can the United States maintains its edge in innovation?

Current data show that U.S. students seem to be less prepared for success in college-level coursesthan their foreign contemporaries.

According to our NAEP, PISA & TIMSS report cards The United States also fares poorly in international comparisons of student performance in science and mathematics report card The United States also fares poorly in international comparisons of student performance in science and mathematics.

Boost teacher expertise in Engineering, Science and Mathematics.

U.S. S&T workers will need to acquire skills that will differentiate them from their foreign competitors.

It is necessary to make careers in S&T more appealing to students.

Providing high-quality jobs for hard-working Americans must be our first priority.

It should be the central goal of any policy in Congress to advance U.S. competitiveness.

The United States is in direct competition with countries that recognize the importance of developing their human resources.

The numbers and quality of scientists and engineers being educated elsewhere, notably in China and India, continue to increase.

U.S. scientists and engineers must compete against their counterparts in other countries, where living standards and wages are often well below those of the United States.

Policies for maintaining U.S. competitiveness must consider how to ensure that U.S. scientists and engineers are educated.