science education takes a hit from Bush administration

With the amount of resources that China, India, and many other nations are investing in education - specifically science, math, and engineering education - actions like this one reported below in the Chronicle are beyond baffling. It's like, as a nation, we're going out of our way to shoot ourselves in the foot.

It takes me back to the brilliantly stated "cookie" argument presented by Ben Cohen (the Ben & Jerry's guy). Check out True Majority.org for more. It's certainly not through force of arms that we can ensure our future... it's through simple investment in what matters most.

Congress Backs Away From Science Education - Chronicle.com:

"The occasion for the slam is the 2008 Omnibus Appropriations bill being considered by Congress, according to a blog post today by the Computing Research Association, a task-force member.

'The President and Congress, for all their stated support this year for making basic research in the physical sciences and engineering a top budget priority, ended up essentially cutting, or flat-funding, key science agencies after accounting for inflation,' reports the blog."