by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 17, 2009 | Blog, OTA, Science Policy
Flag-waving Republican, Newt Gingrich, dismantled the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment (science policy advisers to Congress) as a symbol of his believe in the Contract with America back in the 90s. Bad move. And a little silly to slash a lean office with...
by Darlene Cavalier | Dec 11, 2008 | Blog, Science Education
The answer: when it comes to science, U.S. 4th graders rank #8 of 36 participating countries; 8th graders rankĀ #11 of 48 countries. Top FOUR nations are from East Asia. (And for all the money Saudi Arabia has, their students rank waaaay near the bottom of the list.) I...