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Jeff Bingaman: “As the chairman knows, the National Academy of Sciences reported that students in the United States are simply not…”

On the recordOctober 18, 2007
As the chairman knows, the National Academy of Sciences reported that students in the United States are simply not keeping up with their international peers in the areas of math and science. The National Academy recommended training an additional 150,000 advanced placement, AP, and pre-AP instructors, and to quadruple the number of students who take AP math or science courses to 4.5 million by 2010. Is the chairman aware that America Competes makes a downpayment on this recommendation and authorizes a program to increase the number of students in high-need schools taking AP and international baccalaureate, IB, classes in math, science, and critical foreign languages?
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Jeff Bingaman
Democratic · New Mexico
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the need for improved math and science education in the U.S. during a debate on the America Competes Act.

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