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Despite the existence of a Department of Education, at least 16 federal agencies are involved in the teaching of science and math. That's what an interagency Committee on Education and Human Resources found in an inventory of federal efforts as a first step toward a coordinated approach to promote science and math proficiency. The Education Department and the National Science Foundation dominate precollege efforts. The Department of Defense leads the federal government in undergraduate education, handling 37 percent of the $477 million requested for 1992. Its ROTC scholarships alone funnel $100 million to science, math, and engineering majors. The Department of Health and Human Services' pre- and postdoctoral traineeships and fellowships, offered through the National Institutes of Health and the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental ...
