We are failing at creating our next great creative mind - BARBARA KERR, Kansas City Star

Steve Jobs is gone, and we will not see another like him if we continue current educational policies. Innovation — the invention of new products, services and technologies — will not result from current educational policies. Most schools ignore the needs of creative students like Jobs to learn rapidly, to focus on their interests and to engage in real-world projects. These were the conclusions of the National Science Board’s recent report “Preparing the Next Generation of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Innovators.”