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2003-04 Annual Report, Growing The Talent Our State And Nation Need, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy
2003-04 Annual Report, Growing The Talent Our State And Nation Need, Illinois Mathematics And Science Academy
Annual Reports
When the Illinois General Assembly founded the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in 1985, it wisely predicted how science and technology would profoundly shape the state, nation and world's economic and social well-being. Twenty years later, the nation's need to invest in science and technology education is more acute than ever. When releasing the report, Science & Engineering Indicators 2004, National Science Board Chair Warren M. Washington stated, "the United States is in a long-distance race to retain its essential global advantage in science & engineering human resources ...We must develop more fully our native talent."