Space support forumThis is a report of the discussions held by the Space Support Forum on the subject of education as an investment in the future. The Space Support Forum is a gathering of representatives of various space-related organizations that interact or overlap with the mission of the Space Foundation. They reported that an international science assessment in 17 countries ranked the United States either near or at the bottom in biology, chemistry, and physics. The U.S. Department of Education has laid out 6 National Education Goals to turn this status around and is helping hundreds of communities to work towards these goals, referred to as America 2000.
Document ID
19930013971
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Posvar, Wesley W. (Posvar, Wesley, Pittsburgh PA., United States)
Laidlaw, Donald A. (Department of Education Washington, DC., United States)
Brown, Robert (NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
King, Douglas (Challenger Center Alexandria, VA., United States)
Graham, Daniel O. (High Frontier, Inc. Arlington, VA., United States)
Strine, Linda (Department of Transportation Washington, DC., United States)
Hopkins, Mark (Spacecause Santa Monica, CA., United States)
Mcnair, Carl (McNair, Robert E. Foundation, Inc. Atlanta, GA., United States)