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Teachers Blast Off Into Space Through Discovery Institute SessionsIn a classroom at Theodore G. Davis Middle School, a group of Charles County Public Schools teachers are constructing rockets, building space stations and planetary bases on Mars, and experiencing zero gravity.
Congratulations! Ohio, NC, NY and CA are RttT finalists!TIES/BMGF STEM network states Ohio, NC, NY and CA are finalists!
Grantmakers for Education: A Funders Guide to Ensuring More Americans Earn Postsecondary DegreesStagnating postsecondary gradu- ation rates in the United States leave millions of Americans cut off from economic prosperity and impede our nation’s ability to compete globally.
Many States Adopt National StandardsThe quick adoption of common standards for what students should learn in English and math each year from kindergarten through high school is attributable in part to the Obama administration’s Race to the Top competition.
NATIONAL ACADEMIES: CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR SCIENCE EDUCATIONThe framework can provide guidance for development of curricula and assessment, a foundation for discussion of alignment between K-12 and higher education, and a mechanism for creating greater synergy between science learning in formal (school) and informal environments.
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