Our Science/Math President

In the President's State of the Union (SOTU) address this past Wednesday, the nation was promised that we would be number one in science and math by offering education reforms that would make our country competitive again just like in the days of the Apollo missions; however, no concrete details were presented. From the National Science Teachers Association's legislative update, the public has a better idea of what he wants to implement. Prior to the SOTU, Senators Domenici (R-NM), Bingaman (D-NM), Alexander (R-TN) and Mikulski (D-MD) recently introduced the Protect America’s Competitive Edge (PACE) Act, three bills designed to put into place the 20 recommendations contained in the National Academies of Science (NAS) report, Rising Above the Gathering Storm.

While announcement is welcomed, there is concern that PACE will not be able to hook a more talented teaching pool who will be willing to take the government money and teach with schools in need; however, with so many loosing their positions with the automakers, perhaps we will have career switchers willing to make the change for America's children.