Parent Satisfaction With School Math, Science At Odds With Officials’ Concerns, Poll Finds

Parents and students don’t feel the same sense of urgency about mathematics and science education that President Bush and many business and education leaders do, a survey suggests.

While the president is calling for beefing up instruction in those subjects as part of his American Competitiveness Initiative, parents may need more convincing that such a strategy is needed.

According to the Public Agenda poll, scheduled for released this week, 57 percent of the parents surveyed think their children are already learning...