Panel Urges U.S. Push to Raise Math, Science Achievement

Warning that the United States stands to lose its economic, scientific, and technological edge over the rest of the world, a panel convened by the National Academies has issued a call for federal initiatives costing $10 billion a year to reverse the situation—including many aimed at K-12 schooling.

Among the education recommendations in the report issued last week by the Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy were calls for:

• Using scholarships to entice 10,000 of America’s brightest students to become...