It's worth noting that this month's Readers Digest, which is still the world's most widely read magazine with a global readership of more than 100 million, zeroed in on math and science teachers as the hottest job fields during the economic downturn.

Posted by Gregg Fleisher, NMSI National AP Training and Incentives Director

Tom Luce's Letter to the Editor re: "Texas teacher shortage in math, science worsens -- Use of less-qualified instructors rising with student requirements."

Jim Landers of the Dallas Morning News, who has been writing a compelling series on Finland, focused Sunday on Finland's successful education system.

Commonwealth Students Rank Third in Nation in Scores on Rigorous Advanced Placement Exams

A small but growing percentage of high school students have passed at least one college-level course before they graduate, but participation and pass rates among some minority groups remain disproportionately low, a report says.

10 Schools in Huntsville and Madison County have joined A+ College Ready and committed to ambitious goals for AP courses in the 2010 school year.

Other countries are outpacing the United States in providing access to college, eroding an educational advantage the nation has enjoyed for decades, according to a study released today by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education.

NMSI's mission is to have a national impact on improving K-20 math and science education that will prepare more students to enter college; earn degrees; and be ready for careers, particularly in STEM fields. We have made dramatic progress in our first year.

Click Here to view NMSI's 2008 Annual Report (PDF).