By the year 2000, United States students will be the first in the world in mathematics and science achievement.

Objectives:

• Mathematics and science education, including the metric system of measurement, will be strengthened throughout the system, especially in the early grades.

• The number of teachers with a substantive background in mathematics and science, including the metric system of measurement, will increase by 50 percent.

• The number of United States undergraduate and graduate students, especially women and minorities, who complete degrees in mathematics, science, and engineering will increase significantly.