How Can the U.S. Improve the Overall Quality of Math and Science Education?

How can the U.S. improve the overall quality of math and science education? Ideas in this New York Times article include the following suggestions from a variety of experts:
– have students solve real-life problems and create actual products -“hands-on engineering”
– allow educators to teach concepts outside of the typical textbook lessons
– use partnerships between schools, businesses and the government to show how math and science concepts are applied daily

Read the entire article here.