competitiveness
Dallas Morning News Cartoon
A timely cartoon from The Dallas Morning News …
Danger: America Is Losing Its Edge In Innovation
NMSI’s stalwart board member, Norman Augustine, former Chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin, zeroes in on the competitiveness issue in Forbes with great clarity and strong data: …
Tom Luce comments on America's math and science gap on KERA
Tom Luce, a former assistant secretary in the U.S. Education Department, comments on problems with U-S student performance in math and science. …
Mary Ann Rankin: school fixer-upper
Almost outside the peripheral vision of the speakers, the dean strides to the window. She nimbly flips open the wooden slats of the blinds. At a meeting about sustainability programs, Mary Ann Rankin, dean of the University of Texas' second-largest c…
Here’s Your Chance To Support Math and Science In Colorado!
Posted by Rena Pederson, NMSI Communications Director The Colorado Legacy Foundation – which is implementing NMSI’s Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program in Colorado – is competing for $250,000 from the Pepsi Refresh Project to help…
Video: Obama announces the launch of Change the Equation
See the video footage, below, of President Obama announcing the launch of Change the Equation, an effort to dramatically improve education in science, technology, engineering and math. …
AP Classes Can Lead to College Readiness
An Op-Ed by Tom Luce, appearing in the Albuquerque Journal on Saturday.Saturday, September 11, 2010AP Classes Can Lead to College ReadinessBy Tom Luce, CEO, National Math and Science Initiative ABQ JOURNAL.COM President Obama is right to warn America…
Tom Luce Discusses US Math and Science Education on C-SPAN
Tuesday on C-SPAN, Tom Luce talked about math and science education in the U.S., and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. He also discussed efforts on both the national and state level to improve education in these areas of …
He's changing the world
Posted by Tom Luce, NMSI, CEO-Glad to see this positive letter in the Austin American Statesman about Peter O’Donnell, one of the founding board members of NMSI. We agree: What starts with Peter changes the world. Re: July 5 article "UT …
Carrollton 9-year-old ranks Dallas-area top students' college, major choices
Posted by Tom Luce, NMSI CEO:Congratulations to the enterprising 9-year-old Carrollton student, Divya Viswanathan, who showed great skill and creativity in putting together aspreadsheet that showed where local high school valedictorians and salutator…
