I grew up in the post-Sputnik era, and I think in response to Sputnik, what Congress and President Eisenhower did was to understand that the best way to compete was to make sure we had kids who were educated in science and math, the STEM subjects.
Shaheen emphasizes the importance of STEM education in response to historical events like Sputnik.
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