"Asian countries produce eight times as many engineering bachelors as the United States, and the number of U.S. students graduating at the masters and PhD levels in these areas is declining."
"We must be willing to pay inspiring math and science teachers, who have high paying alternatives in industry, more to teach and reward students who take more challenging courses in high school."
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Source: Beer, Boxers, Batteries, And Bodily Noises. Book by Stuart Kantor, p. 39, 2004.
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