>This comes on the heels of the announcement that Congress has not passed
>the Ehler bill and its future remainsuncertain. So, what else is new,
>right?
>PHOENIX �� It took the bow-tied host of a children's program to point out
>the sad-but-true state of math and science education in the United States.
>
>Bill Nye, better known as "The Science Guy," kicked off the three-day
>conference of the National Science Teachers Association Thursday by decrying
>the lack of money and attention given to science education.
>
>The conference comes on the heels of the release of the Third International
>Science Math Study that ranks U.S. eighth-grade students 17th in the world
>in science and math knowledge.
>
>"If the U.S. was ranked 17th in the world in track and field or in Olympic
>swimming, there would be a tremendous outcry," said the Emmy-winning TV
>personality. "Imagine the money that would be spent to fix that."
>
>"Maybe we shouldn't make students take science tests anymore. We'll just let
>the Florida Supreme Court decide their scores," he said.
>
>���
>� 2000 The Associated Press
>
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