Academies' Presidents Applaud "American Competitiveness Initiative"
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February 1 -- Proposals by President George W. Bush in his 2006 State of the Union address to improve training of science teachers, increase federal funding for basic research, and enhance the climate for private investment in R&D are "necessary to preserve America’s high standard of living and its national and economic security," says a statement from the presidents of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine. The Bush administration’s proposals embrace many of the findings in the Academies’ report Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future.
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