Todd Tiahrt: “in a recent Washington Times technology section, Fred Reed gives us good evidence while America is on the path towards a…”

“in a recent Washington Times technology section, Fred Reed gives us good evidence while America is on the path towards a third-rate economy. First, in 2001 through the end of the last school year, New York City 8th graders' failure rate in history and government grew from 61 percent to 81 percent. That is four out of five students. Second, 22 percent of the students entering college in Indiana needed remedial math. Third, this year's top U.S. university finished in 17th place in an international collegiate programming contest. We are not preparing for tomorrow's economy. The world is getting more and more technical, and we are falling behind. While China is creating 350,000 engineers every year, while India is creating 80,000 software engineers every year, we are putting more and more of our students in remedial math. We have to change the educational environment in America if we are going to avoid becoming a third-rate economy. Education is just one of the issues the Economic Competitive Caucus will be addressing this year so we can prepare for tomorrow's economy. ____________________”