More Innovation Workers in the Pipeline

The need for more skilled workers in the math and science fields is an undisputed fact of the 21st century. Leading the charge to double the number of college graduates in math and science is the Tapping America's Potential (TAP) Coalition of companies and business and education organizations. TAP commissioned a survey of what Americans think about the United States' ability to sustain its scientific and technological superiority through this decade and beyond.

What Do Americans Think About U.S. Competitiveness in the Global Economy?

Opinion Leaders and Voters Agree that China Will Replace the U.S. as the “Strongest Economic Power in the Next 20-30 Years”

Over Half of the Public Believes High Schools Are “Not Doing a Good Job of Adequately Preparing Graduates”

Voters Believe the U.S. Must Increase the Number of Workers with a Science or Math Background or “Our Ability to Compete Will be Severely Diminished”

Opinion Leaders Believe Increasing U.S. Innovation Is "Equally or More Important Than National Security, Health Care, and Energy"