Education is the key that unlocks that door to the future.
H.R. 3338 requires recipients to teach for a minimum of three years in an urban or rural school. Recent surveys suggest that American students are again falling behind their counterparts in many other nations. In today's global economy, this is a threat as great as Sputnik was a generation ago. In recent international tests, U.S. students ranked 12th and 19th, respectively in math and science skills among students from the 25 most industrialized nations. Although only introduced yesterday, H.R. 3338 has already attracted 18 cosponsors, including Maine Second District Representative John Baldacci.