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STEM Education in the 2011 Budget

Posted by Tom Luce, NMSI CEO

Here is a helpful summary of STEM education in the 2011 Budget.

NMSI CEO Tom Luce featured guest for special broadcast of the "McCuistion" program on KERA-TV

Posted by Rena Pederson, NMSI Communications Director:

NMSI CEO Tom Luce will be one of the featured guests for a special anniversary broadcast of the “McCuistion” program on KERA-TV (Channel 13) at noon on Sunday, February 7, 2010. The public affairs program will be marking its 20th year on KERA with the first of a six-part series – “20 Years of McCuistion.”

Candy Ellard was honored Jan. 6 at the White House with a Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.

NMSI in the News

Driving toward a diploma

Before teenagers legally get behind the wheel, they ought to be getting ahead in their schoolwork, Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday.

SALEM — Salem High School may participate in a controversial grant program that would pay both teachers and students for success on Advance Placement exams.

About halfway into second period at Dallas' School of Science and Engineering, AP physics teacher Christopher Bruhn has already jumped on top of a desk, literally made students' hair stand on end and blown out a circuit in the classroom.

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CEO Tom Luce Speaks About Stellar AP Results

In this video, National Math + Science Inititative CEO Tom Luce speaks about some exciting new AP results. Recent findings now show NMSI's high school program produced a 51 percent increase in exams passed in math, science and English in the first year—which is nine times the national average.

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The race is on in Math and Science

Math and science provide the competitive edge in the global marketplace. They are essential for the innovation that moves our economy forward. And yet America’s 50 million public school students are not getting the math and science skills they need to prepare them for good jobs and to keep America competitive in the global economy.

The National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI) is the public-private partnership that provides the ideas, inspiration, and resources to help America close the competitive gap.