Questions of Science Literacy Addressed by Rutherford/AAAS.

The state of science education in the United States has been targeted for special attention by the AAAS Board of Directors. Both the Board and the AAAS Council passed resolutions calling for a reverse in the decline of science education in this country. In addition, the theme for the 1982 Annual Meeting will be "Toward a National Commitment of Education Excellence in Science and Engineering for All Americans." In February, F. James Rutherford, former assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Education and previous assistant director for science education at the National Science Foundation, joined AAAS as adviser on science education to the Board of Directors. In a conversation with Joan Wrather of the Office of Public Information, Rutherford described the science education situation and his role at AAAS.