Westervelt, E. (2013, December 17). To Make Science Real, Kids Want More Fun.

Are American kids being adequately prepared in the sciences to compete in a highly competitive, global high-tech workforce? A majority of American parents say no, according to a poll by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health. Nearly one-quarter of all parents said their child’s school today doesn’t put enough emphasis on science curricula. And 30 percent of parents with children in kindergarten up through fifth grade say there’s too little emphasis on science.