U.S. Stem Education:
Obama's Science Advisers Look at Reform of Schools
Jeffrey Mervis
Confident that its opinions will be welcomed by the Obama Administration, the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) has launched a study of how best to improve U.S. science education. The goal is a quick-turnaround analysis to help guide U.S. policy on ways to raise student test scores and provide higher-octane fuel to run the nation's innovation system.