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New IBM Commercial

Posted by Tom Luce

IBM, one of our supporters, has a new television commercial about math that is terrific and has been generating a lot of buzz.

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NMSI Video

Check out the new NMSI Video!

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Advanced classes prepare students for college

A great editorial by a student at Lake Hamilton High School in Arkansas.

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American Adults Flunk Basic Science
ScienceDaily (Mar. 13, 2009) - Are Americans flunking science? A new national survey commissioned by the California Academy of Sciences and conducted by Harris Interactive® reveals that the U.S. public is unable to pass even a basic scientific literacy test.

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Tech Education Will Get Some Funding From Stimulus Effort

Science, tech, engineering and math education in the nation's K-12 classrooms will get a boost from federal stimulus money, though details are still being finalized.

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Obama Calls for Overhaul of Education System

President Obama said Tuesday that the nation must overhaul its education system and dramatically decrease the drop-out rate among students to remain competitive in the global economy.

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Teachers pair up for Wednesday night space shot

Posted by Tom Luce, NMSI CEO

Good article re: 2 science teachers going in space in the paper today

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Stimulus to Help Retool Education, Duncan Says
To help struggling schools, the federal government will use stimulus funding to encourage states to expand school days, reward good teachers, fire bad ones and measure how students perform compared with peers in India and China, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said yesterday.
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Fixing Our Schools

Having uniform standards and rejecting old excuses would help, the new education secretary believes.

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Job Losses Show Breadth of Recession

Posted by BJ Goergen, NMSI Chief of Staff

March 4, 2009, ECONOMIC SCENE, By DAVID LEONHARDT

What does the worst recession in a generation look like?

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AP Results Gain Attention

Posted by Rena Pederson, Communications Director of the National Math and Science Initaitive:

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Grant helps Birmingham City Schools teachers prepare students in advanced courses

About 200 teachers in Birmingham middle and high schools completed a four-day training program...

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Nature museum and Dallas schools

Nature museum partners with Dallas schools to enhance science classes

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