NAE President Discusses Education, Innovation on C-SPAN

January 27, 2011 -- National Academy of Engineering President Charles M. Vest appeared on C-SPAN today to discuss science and math education, basic research, and U.S. competitiveness. These issues were the focus of much of President Obama's State of the Union address on Tuesday. Also, national science and math test scores released earlier this week show U.S. students continue to lag in these areas of study.