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Geotimes March 2006 Linda Rowan	Fueling America's Innovation Now Meeting America's energy needs represents a major component of the creeping crisis of a shrinking skilled workforce and dampened technological advances in the US and may be the Sputnik moment we need to gain necessary advancements in research and math and science education.
IndustryWeek January 1, 2007 David Blanchard	Just In Time -- Compete Or Retreat A new report on competitiveness suggests that off-shoring low-value production jobs while focusing on high-value services is the best strategy for U.S. manufacturers.
Chemistry World February 5, 2008 Rebecca Trager	Bush Budget Proposal Backs Physical Sciences US President George Bush wants to get the budget for physical sciences research back on track, but biomedical research could suffer in his budget proposals for 2009.
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National Defense June 2008 Alan L. Gropman	Waning Education Standards Threaten U.S. Competitiveness High-quality education is critical to national security, and the United States must address a number of challenges in its educational system if it wants to maintain a competitive edge in the global economy and in key technologies.
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National Defense June 2007 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Education Trends Portend Trouble for Defense One of the most troubling trends in the U.S. is that our schools are producing fewer U.S.-born science and math graduates than countries such as China, Taiwan, South Korea, India and Mexico.
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Geotimes April 2007 Vernon J. Ehlers	Education: Why Do I Have to Learn Geometry? The study of science, technology, engineering and math is critical for every student in our nation, not only for enhancing their opportunities for good jobs, but also for improving our national security and competitiveness.
IEEE Spectrum March 2008 Robert W. Lucky	U.S. Engineers and the Flat Earth The recent report concludes that high-quality jobs are necessary for both individual and national prosperity and that advances in science and engineering are needed to create such jobs.
Inc. October 2005 Shramm & Litan	Op-ed: Foreign Students Who Study Engineering Deserve Citizenship It's time that we stop envying China, and start making the U.S. a friendlier place for engineers.
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National Defense February 2012 Sandra I. Erwin	It's a Hobson's Choice: Dollars For Defense or for Education? In today's zero-sum budget world, every federal program is in a cutthroat fight for survival. Defense and education are no exception. As the largest slice of the government's discretionary spending pie, defense competes for dollars with everything else, including education.
Food Engineering February 1, 2009	Youngsters Say No to Engineering as a Career While the engineering workforce continues to age, the looming question is who will replace them? According to the American Society for Quality, it won't be today's American children. Engineering isn't even on the radar for most kids.
CIO September 14, 2012 Gary Beach	Time to Pay It Forward for Better Educated IT Workers The author knows American students lag behind other countries in STEM and thinks McKinsey's 'Closing the Talent Gap' report may be on to something. Is it time we incentivize our best students to forgo the private sector for jobs in public education?
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