The New York Times has just revealed the outlines of an enormous and visionary educational initiative to improve the sciences and mathematics in the United States, including the third HASTAC/MacArthur Foundation Digital Media and Learning Competition that will be announced by the President today. 

Here's the url to "WHITE HOUSE PUSHES SCIENCES AND MATH EDUCATION" by Kenneth Chang in the NY Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/23/education/23educ.html?_r=1&emc=eta1