US Losing its Scientific Dominance

Posted by CowboyNeal on Monday May 3, 2004 @12:15AM from the science-of-war-still-going-strong dept.

ScaredSilly writes "The New York Times is reporting that the US is losing its dominance in the sciences. They cite lowering research budgets, increased military spending and 'reverse brain-drain': fewer techies staying in the US after school. I personally think that our comparatively crappy K-12 educational system, and an increased dominance of military research over core scientific research plays a big role. (It's easy to get DARPA, DoD and DoE funding, but difficult to get NSF funding). What do you folks think?"

1 of 1,382 comments (clear)

Min score:

Reason:

Sort:

Re:I concur by isa-kuruption · 2004-05-03 03:10 · Score: 1, Flamebait

Not all private schools are CHRISTIAN. Some are JEWISH... some are MUSLIM... some aren't even associated with religion.

But nonetheless, shouldn't parents have a CHOICE of where to send their children? Nope! According to YOU, you should only have a choice if you're rich enough to afford it!