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Editorial and Op-ed Support May 2008

Mary 29, 2008 – Baltimore Sun – “Maryland’s math problem”
Maryland's math achievement is flagging. Maryland is one of the richest states - it has the highest median household income, according to a 2006 Census Bureau report. Yet for the second consecutive year, Maryland's average math SAT score dropped significantly in 2007; it now stands 13 points below the national average. Furthermore, an ever-increasing percentage of Maryland's high school graduates require math remediation when they reach college, now more than four in 10 graduates.

May 8, 2008 – Physics World – “Nobel laureates petition Bush over funding shortfall”
A group of 20 Nobel-prize-winning physicists have written to US President George Bush, asking him to work with Congress to find at least $510m in “emergency supplemental funding” for the agencies that pay for much of the nation’s physics research. The laureates sent the letter in response to a similarly-sized shortfall in the amount of money granted by Congress for scientific research in this financial year compared with what Bush had first proposed.

May 4, 2008 – Providence Journal – “To grow, Rhode Island must link jobs, education”
Rhode Island’s recession has focused on the people out of work. And for good reason. More than 35,000 residents are jobless. The state’s 6.1-percent unemployment rate in March is the highest in New England and well above the national rate of 5 percent.

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