Goals for the 

 Nation 



Goal#l. 



Changing America: The Nation 

 should adopt the goal that all 

 children born today, from all 

 backgrounds, have a quality edu- 

 cation, including mathematics 

 and science education, and the 

 opportunity to participate in the 

 science and engineering workforce 

 to their fullest potential. 



Goal #2. 



PreK- 12 Education: The Nation 

 should reform the preK-12 educa- 

 tion pipeline so that our children's 

 mathematics and science compe- 

 tence is better than that of stu- 

 dents in countries with which we 

 compete. 



Goal #3. 



Higher Education: The Nation 

 should increase the number and 

 diversity of American students 

 graduating in science and engi- 

 neering. By the year 2000, we 

 should produce enough profes- 

 sionals in these fields, including 

 more from underrepresented 

 groups, to meet the demand for 

 faculty and for industry and Fed- 

 eral personnel. 



Goal #4. 



Federal Research and Develop- 

 ment: Federal research and devel- 

 opment funds influence the Na- 

 tion's entire science and engineer- 

 ing effort. They generate new 

 knowledge, and employ and train 

 scientists and engineers. These 

 funds should be leveraged to help 

 develop a more diverse world-class 

 generation of scientific and engi- 

 neering workers by the year 2000. 



Goal #5. 



Employment: Employers should 

 continue to develop a work envi- 

 ronment that is accessible, equi- 

 table, and favorable to attracting 

 and advancing young people, 

 especially women, minorities, and 

 people with disabilities, to careers 

 in science and engineering. 



Goal #6. 



Influence of Culture: Our Nation's 

 future hinges on having an ample 

 supply of people who achieve in 

 mathematics and science, are 

 science-literate, and perform 

 technical jobs with world-class 

 competence. The entertainment 

 industry and the mass media — 

 powerful forces in shaping soci- 

 ety's values — must participate in 

 reshaping popular attitudes to- 

 ward science and engineering. 



