LTF promotes the technical well-being of the Youth. We will offer discounted computer training programs that help them close the digital gap.
• In 2013, only 42 percent of American fourth grade students and 35 percent of eighth grade students performed at or above the proficient level in mathematics.
• In 2011, 32 percent of eighth grade students performed at or above the proficient level in science.
• In 2009, 34 percent of American fourth grade students and only 21 percent of twelfth grade students performed at or above the proficient level in science.
• 19 nations: The number of industrialized nations whose high school students performed better than U.S. students in science in 2012.
• In 2008, 31 percent of U.S. bachelor’s degrees were awarded in science and engineering fields, compared with 61 percent in Japan and 51 percent in China.