The Huffington Post – Matthew Randazzo 
At a recent event hosted by the Brookings Institution, NASA Chief Administrator Charles Bolden noted that in order for the U.S. to reach Mars by the 2030s, our kids need to develop a mindset for embracing and understanding science right now — in elementary school. Think about that for a moment: If we are to reach for the stars, and if we are to secure our nation’s future as a global leader in innovation and economic prosperity, our investment lies not only in our workforce development and the strength of our engineering and space programs, but also in our youngest learners. Sadly, despite our progress expanding math and science learning opportunities for high school and college students, we are still starting too late.(more)