Washington: For once US President Barack Obama did not name India as he underlined the importance of math and science education in pushing for more education funding despite the federal government's growing fiscal crisis.
Arguing that the investment is needed to ensure America's global competitiveness, he told an audience of Intel Corp. workers in Oregon Friday that "even as we have to live within our means, we can't sacrifice investments in our future."
"If we want the next technological breakthrough that leads to the next Intel to happen here in the United States - not in China or not in Germany, but here in the United States - then we have to invest in America's research and technology; in the work of our scientists and our engineers," he said.
"If we want to make sure Intel doesn't have to look overseas for skilled, trained workers, then we've got to invest in our people - in our schools, in our colleges, in our children," Obama said.
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