“Two steps are critical. First, we must demand strong schools so that young Americans enter the workforce with the math, science and problem-solving skills they need to succeed in the knowledge economy. We must also make it easier for foreign-born scientists and engineers to work for U.S. companies”…. <More>
Bill Gates: How to Keep America Competitive
What a shame we cannot create our own mathematicians and scientists, but we need to rely on other countries to fill the important roles in our overall welfare.
I guess all we can create are bare-crotch sluts and drugged out entertainers, rappers and sports hoodlums. Goody, for us. Now doesn’t that iust make you feel proud.
Education is essential to innovation but rankings do not always convey the whole picture. A highly educated & skilled populace overwhelmed by dictatorship or bureaucracy can be stifle innovation e.g. France, Iran, etc.