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Old 07-08-2010, 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Riot View Post
http://www.all4ed.org/files/IntlComp_FactSheet.pdf

"The United States ranks 21st of 30 OECD countries in scientific literacy, and the US score of 489 fell below the OECD average of 500."

"One-quarter (24.4 percent) of US fifteen-year-olds do not reach the baseline level of science achievement. This is the level at which students begin to demonstrate the science competencies that will enable them to use science and technology in life situations."
Is this why Obama wants NASA to embrace Muslim countries as its number one priority?

So we can learn from them? After all they are so more advanced than the U.S.!
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