Predictions of a shortage of American math and science professionals have grown dire. What can be done to bridge the gap?
By Elizabeth G. Olson, contributor
FORTUNE -- With the job market inching toward recovery, most of America's collective attention is set squarely on there here and now. But signs of a coming shortage of skilled American workers have begun to draw concern from leaders in the public and private sectors, and for good reason. So dire are the predictions about the unprepared American worker that a group of executives from major companies appealed directly to state governors earlier this month, urging them to set higher standards for student proficiency in science and mathematics...[continued]
