key conclusions: A new era of advanced manufacturing also requires more graduates with greater proficiency in science, technology, engineering and mathe

key conclusions: A new era of advanced manufacturing also requires more graduates with greater proficiency in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The prospect of good manufacturing jobs in the United States is not a fantasy. Germany and Japan enjoy high wages and run major surpluses in manufactured goods; so can we. Our economy will thrive only when we make what we invent.