National Statistics

American Competitiveness Initiative – President George Bush (State of the Union Address - 2006)

www.ostp.gov/html/ACIBooklet.pdf

Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future –
The National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine (2005)

http://www.nap.edu/catalog/11463.html

Innovate America: Thriving in a World of Challenge and Change – The Council on Competitiveness (2005)

http://innovateamerica.org/index.asp

America's Perfect Storm

http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem.1488512ecfd5b8849a77b13bc3921509/?vgnextoid=e9f3d944c8b70110VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD&vgnextchannel=f993d944c8b70110VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD

Innovate America Report – The National Innovation Initiative (2005)

www.compete.org/pdf/NII_Final Report.pdf

Investing in U.S. Innovation – The National Summit on Competitiveness (2005)

www.usinnovation.org/pdf/National_Summit_Statement.pdf

Tapping America's Potential: The Education for Innovation Initiative - Business Roundtable (2005)

www.businessroundtable.org/publications

A Commitment to America's Future: Responding to the Crisis in Mathematics and Science Education -
Business/Higher Education Forum (2005)

http://www.bhef.com/media/HELPTestimony-SUMMARY.doc

Educating the Engineer of 2020: Adapting Engineering Education to the New Century - The National
Academy of Engineering (2005)

www.nap.edu/catalog/11338.html

Liberal Education Outcomes: A Preliminary Report on Student Achievement in College - Association of American Colleges and Universities (2005)

www.aacu.org/advocacy/pdfs/LEAP_Report_FINAL.pdf

The Talent Imperative: Meeting America's Challenge in Science and Engineering - Building Engineering and Science Talent (BEST) (2004)

www.bestworkforce.org/PDFdocs/BESTTalentImperativeFINAL.pdf

2005 Skills Gap Report – The National Association of Manufacturers (2005)