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Michelle Obama's unfolding legacy
In the first and second weeks of January, Michelle Obama gathered her senior staff in her office for a series of three-hour planning meetings that would kick off her third - and busiest - year in the East Wing.What she saw was a staff in transition a…
Bam! Pow! Whomp! Sec. Duncan Knocks It Out of the Park
Posted by Rena Pederson, NMSI Communications DirectorCheck out this column in Edweek on Arne Duncan’s speech to AEIBam! Pow! Whomp! Sec. Duncan Knocks It Out of the ParkBy Rick Hess on November 18, 2010 9:08 AM Edweek …
Young Leaders Program Participants Speak at Fortune's Most Powerful Women Summit
Posted by Alia Mohmed, NMSI coordinator of the Young Leaders program:View the video footage of Meredith Gibson, student at Iowa State, and Margaret Mattix, Vice President of Global Marketing at ExxonMobil Chemical Company, speaking about their …
Science and Engineering Alliance Honors NMSI for Minority Achievement
The Science and Engineering Alliance (SEA), an alliance of historically black colleges and universities, spotlighted National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI) for its success in raising minority scores in math and science at its 20th anniversary di…
Can You Have Your Change and Progress Too?
Posted by Tom Luce, NMSI CEO:Glad to see this insightful commentary in GOOD magazine by our colleagues at HCM Strategists, founding partner Terrell Halaska and new strategist Dr. Catherine E. Freeman. They address the question of how to keep up educa…
Secretary Arne Duncan, in a conversation with Tom Brokaw
Posted by Rena Pederson, NMSI Communications Director: Secretary Arne Duncan, in a conversation with Tom Brokaw <http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/> on MSNBC Monday, went into more detail on how the department will help recruit…
Video: Obama announces the launch of Change the Equation
See the video footage, below, of President Obama announcing the launch of Change the Equation, an effort to dramatically improve education in science, technology, engineering and math. …
NMSI All American Teachers of the Year Winners Honored in DC
Three of the outstanding teachers honored as NMSI All American Teachers of the Year Wednesday (May 19) in Washington, D.C. were also congratulated by U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky: Dianne Beckman, Coury Osbourne, Rep. Guthrie, Anthony Mir…
NMSI All American Teachers of the Year Winners Honored in DC
Three of the outstanding teachers honored as NMSI All American Teachers of the Year Wednesday (May 19) in Washington, D.C. were also congratulated by U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky: Dianne Beckman, Coury Osbourne, Rep. Guthrie, Anthony Mir…
First Lady: Math, Science Important to Nation
Posted by Rena Pederson, NMSI Communications Director:It’s great to see former NMSI board member, Secretary of Energy Stephen Chu, teaming up with First Lady Michelle Obama to support science.By NATASHA T. METZLERThe Associated PressMay 4, 2010Wash…
