Now is the time to begin. Talk with your child s teacher or guidance counselor about math and science preparation. And ask your school or library about other sources of help. With a strong start now in math and science, your child will have an advantage for life. America s students are not getting the math and science skills they need.
Companies are chronically short of qualified employees .
Practically all new jobs are highly-skilled . In fact, nearly 90 percent of today s new jobs require more than a high school level of math skills, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Even manufacturing jobs often require computer programming skills and knowledge of higher math. Technology will create 20 million new jobs by 2008. This figure comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which says that In the health and computer industries alone, more than 5 million new jobs will require math and science skills.