Articles

Danbury school board approves expanding AP class participation

DANBURY -- Despite public objections from the teachers' union, the city school board has approved a new program for Danbury High School called Project Opening Doors, which works to increase the number of students taking high level courses.

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Smiths Station HS to participate in statewide education initiative

MONTGOMERY – Smiths Station High School is one of the 20 additional high schools selected to participate in a statewide initiative to increase the number of students prepared to take Advanced Placement courses in math, science and English.

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Three Gadsden-area schools get AP grant

MONTGOMERY — Three Gadsden-area schools will participate in a statewide plan next school year to increase the number of students taking Advanced Placement math, science and English courses, Gov. Bob Riley announced Wednesday.

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Press Releases

New Model of Philanthropy Boosts Replication of Proven Programs on National Scale

Oct. 17, 2008

To illustrate a more effective way of taking worthy math and science programs to a national scale, the National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI) released a new guide entitled “Taking successful Programs to Scale.”

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Speeches

Tom Luce Addresses Philanthropy Roundtable

Philanthropy Roundtable Presentation by Tom Luce, CEO, NMSI

“From Lighting Pilots to Fueling a System: How Donors Can Scale Excellence in STEM Education”

 May 15, 2008

Chicago, Illinois

 

 

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Sen. Lamar Alexander - A new Manhattan Project for Clean Energy Independence

A 5-year plan to deal with gasoline prices, electricity, climate change, clean air and national security
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Fact Sheets

Fact Sheets

Did You Know — An important list of facts about where America stands in Math and Science education in America.

NMSI Overview — An overview of what the National Math and Science Initiative is and why we are here.

Underrepresented Groups — A review of one of the bigger problems in math and science education; the underrepresetnation of certain demographic groups in America.
The Gender Gap — A fact sheet explaining the problem of females not pursuing math and science higher education or entering careers in related fields.
Tom Luce Bio — A bio-sheet for the NMSI Cheif Executive, Tom Luce.


 

Recent Blog Posts

Advanced Placement Initiative Receives First Major Award from the Daniels Fund

SANTA FE, NM— The Daniels Fund, started by cable television pioneer Bill Daniels to provide educational grants and scholarships in select western states, has awarded $75,000 to the Advanced Placement Initiative to expand the impact of Advanced Placement on student achievement in New
Mexico. Advanced Placement (AP) courses are college-level courses that students can take in high schooland for which they can earn college credit college at most post-secondary institutions in the United States—saving them time and money in college.

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Why Paying Kids To Study Works In Texas

The March 8 edition of Newsweek has a helpful analysis of the recent working paper that shows students who receive incentives for passing AP courses not only earn better GPA's, they are more likely to earn their degrees - and the effects are more pronounced among minorities.

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Many Authorized STEM Projects Fail to Get Funding

Here is an article from EdWeek with some timely information about STEM funding:

Many programs in the America COMPETES Act never got any money.

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