When the Soviet Union launched Sputnik in 1957, it ignited the space race and led the U.S. to create NASA and pass the National Defense Education Act, which boosted funding for science and mathematics education. LSU President William Tate cites those investments in calling for $100 million in state money to strengthen LSU in five
LSU’s ‘Sputnik moment’ requires $100M investment by state, Tate says
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