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2 Science and Science Education in the United States
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... by European nations as a whole and by Mathematics and Science Education Policy at Ohio State Asian nations as a whole nearly matched the amount spent in University, led off the workshop by presenting some of the North America, which represents a significant expansion of data from the 2008 Indicators that are especially pertinent to R&D expenditures in Europe and Asia. "The R&D enterprise science and science education in the United States. is becoming more of a shared enterprise," said Sullivan, with "greater competency, greater depth, and greater expenditures National Science Board.
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... 15 Mathematics/Information T hous ands Technologists 3 Technicians 10 2 5 1 0 0 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 FIGURE 2.1  The United States and China now account for the largest number of doctoral degrees 2-1 New awarded in the natural sciences FIGURE 2.3  Science and technology employment has risen New 2-3 and engineering. SOURCE: National Science Board.
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... been stable at those grades in science, and twelfth-grade pro- SOURCE: National Science Board.
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... If a new drug is developed by a pharmaceutical company, SOURCE: National Science Board.
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... The board recommended establishing an independent, 0 Internet Books Television Magazines Newspapers non-federal, national council that could coordinate and facili tate STEM programs and initiatives throughout the nation FIGURE 2.8  Use as the primary source of information about spe- while also informing policy makers and the public about the New 2.8 cific scientific issues for Americans has decreased for books and state of STEM education in the United States. The council has increased for the Internet and television.
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