U.S. Competitiveness: The Education Imperative; Because the Foundation for Future Success is a Well-Educated Workforce, The Necessary First Step in Any Competitiveness Agenda is to Improve Science and Mathematics Education‪.‬

U.S. competitiveness and the country's standing among our global counterparts have been persistent issues in public policy debates for the past 20 years. Most recently they have come to prominence with the publication of reports from the National Academies, the Electronics Industries Alliance, and the Council on Competitiveness, each of which argues that the United States is in danger of losing out in the economic competition of the 21st century. There is no single cause for the concerns being raised, and there is no single policy prescription available to address them. However, there is widespread agreement that one necessary condition for ensuring future economic success and a sustained high standard of living for our citizens is an education system that provides each of them with a solid grounding in math and science and prepares students to succeed in science and engineering careers.