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Applause, please, for the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. The congressional panel has adopted a resolution supporting inclusion of science education in the educational accountability system as the Congress works to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA).

However, if the committee wants a roaring standing ovation, it should also require critical thinking and creative problem solving skills to be included in the rewrite of the ESEA. Study upon study, expanding research and news media reports continue to point to creativity and problem solving skills as powerful differentiators that will provide our youth with a competitive edge as they emerge from academia into the global marketplace.

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