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July 27, 2012

Is U.S. Falling Behind the World in Science?

Berezow & Campbell, Global Public Square

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On Global Public Square last month, Fareed Zakaria made the case that the U.S. economy is struggling in part due to poor investment in science. He based this conclusion on two claims: First, that federal research and development (R&D) investment has declined over the past several years and, second, that American students have fallen behind in science education.

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