National Math and Science Initiative
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The National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI) was launched in 2007 by leaders in business, education, and science to reverse the recent decline in U.S. students’ math and science educational achievement. NMSI’s mission is to bring best practices in math and science education to the 50 million students in the American public school system. NMSI does this by replicating programs nationally that have a documented record of success.
Since 2007, NMSI has taken a leadership role in identifying and replicating successful educational programs on a national scale. NMSI’s particular expertise is in “scaling up” programs – expanding them to multiple states, across multiple jurisdictions, and at multiple universities. By replicating proven programs, NMSI is working toward its stated goal: to prepare more young Americans for 21st Century careers in the new global economy.
NMSI was created in response to the landmark 2005 report, “Rising Above the Gathering Storm,” that was produced by a blue-ribbon task force commissioned by the National Academies. The United States National Academies
comprises four organizations: the United States National Academy of Sciences
(NAS), the United States National Academy of Engineering (NAE), the Institute of Medicine
(IOM), and the United States National Research Council
(NRC). That 2005 report documented that math and science achievement has been declining in the United States as other countries around the world increase their educational focus on math and science. The report’s recommendations included the creation of a non-profit organization such as NMSI to marshal private sector support to improve math and science education in the United States.
NMSI’s current focus includes the Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program to increase the enrollment and success of high school students in Advanced Placement* math, science, and English classes, as well as the UTeach program to prepare a new generation of math and science teachers who have mastered math and science content.. Both of these programs were commended in the National Academies’ report Rising Above the Gathering Storm for having 10 years of data showing they produce positive results.
The 2009-2010 results announced by the College Board for the second year of the NMSI program showed a 97.7 percent overall increase in math, science and English AP exams passed in the first cohort of 65 schools that have implemented APTIP for two years – more than seven times the national two-year increase of 13.6 percent. There was an 84.6 percent increase in math, science and English AP exams passed in the second cohort of 75 APTIP schools – over 11 times the national increase of 7.5 percent.
The most recent results also showed improvement in passing scores among minority students. The first cohort of 65 schools recorded a remarkable 154.6 percent increase in passing math, science, and English scores in two years among of African-Americans and Hispanics. There was an 107.3 percent increase in math, science and English AP exams passed among African-American and Hispanic students in the 75 schools in the second cohort.
Gains were also recorded by female students, who are often under-represented in science, technology, engineering and math fields. The first cohort of 65 schools recorded a 116.4 percent increase in passing math and science scores in two years among female students, which is almost 13 times the national two-yr increase of 9.2 percent. There was an 91.5 percent increase in math and science AP exams passed by female students in the second cohort of 75 new NMSI program schools – almost 17 times the national increase of 5.4 percent.
The core components of the APTIP program include:
As of September 2010, more than 6,000 AP and Pre-AP teachers have been trained with NMSI support. More than 50,000 students are now enrolled in the APTIP program.
) education in high schools serving high populations of students from military families.
More than 160,000 young people in the U.S. have a parent currently deployed in active duty combat, and over one million children have had a parent deployed during the last eight years. In total, there are over two million children of active duty, National Guard, and reserve military personnel in public schools in the U.S.
In Fall 2010, NMSI launched IMF in four schools (two near Fort Hood in Texas and two near Fort Campbell in Kentucky), using the Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program model. The program was implemented in collaboration with Lockheed Martin Corporation’s Engineers in the Classroom program and the Military Child Education Coalition.
In April 2011, First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden announced the expansion of the IMF program as part of their national Joining Forces initiative, which provides support and resources to military personnel and their families in the areas of employment, housing, health care, education, etc. Mrs. Obama and Dr. Biden made the announcement at a special community event at Fountain-Fort Carson High School in Fountain, Colo.http://www.epcan.com/news/national-news/2417-first-lady-michelle-obama-and-dr-jill-biden-visit-fountain-fort-carson-high-school.html
On November 9, 2011, NMSI announced a second major expansion of IMF to five new high schools in Hawaii. A special ceremony was held at Leilehua High School in Wahiawa, Oahu, featuring State Rep. Mark Takai, D-Hawaii; Colonel Matthew S. Kelley, Deputy Commander (Rear) 25th Infantry Division; Alan Hayashi, Director of Public Relations and Public Advocacy at BAE Systems
; Ronn Nozoe, Deputy Superintendent of the Hawaii State Department of Education; and Gregg Fleisher, NMSI’s National Director of APTIP. Approximately 25 percent of the students at Leilehua High School are from families stationed at the historic Schofield Barracks, Wheeler Army Airfield and the Naval Communication Station in Whitmore. The other Hawaii sites include Kalaheo, Radford, Campbell and Mililani high schools.
This fall, IMF will be implemented in 29 high schools in 10 states. The program already is producing results in IMF schools: In its first year AP math, science and English passing scores increased 45 percent - almost six times the national average and AP math and science passing scores increased 57 percent - over seven times the national average.
UTeach allows students to graduate with both deep content knowledge and teaching credentials in the same amount of time it would take them to graduate with a degree in their content areas only. Ninety-two percent of UTeach graduates at The University of Texas at Austin become teachers, and 82 percent are still in the classroom after five years. Nearly 45 percent of UTeach graduates teach in high-need schools.
Originated at The University of Texas at Austin in 1997, the UTeach program enables students majoring in math, science, or computer science to receive full teaching certification without adding time or cost to their degrees. The national replication process is directed by NMSI in conjunction with the UTeach Institute.
On Jan. 6, 2010, President Barack Obama
highlighted the UTeach program at a White House education event, saying, “To bring more educators into the classroom, the National Math and Science Initiative is working with Texas Instruments
and the Dell Foundation to prepare almost 5,000 new math and science teachers in the next five years -- through a program that allows young people to earn teaching certificates and science degrees at the same time.”
The core elements of the UTeach program include:
, and Fortune Magazine, was developed to help address the gender gap in STEM fields. Women make up nearly 48 percent of the workforce, but hold only 24 percent of the jobs in science, technology and engineering.
The Young Leaders Program matches young women who are college juniors majoring in STEM subjects with female executives working in these fields at FORTUNE 500 companies. A series of webinars, regular communications with their executive mentors and company site visits provide participating students exposure to successful role models, who are able to share leadership and career development advice and encouragement.
Nineteen students and 22 senior executives participated in the 2011 leadership program, which culminated in a two-day leadership development and networking event in New York City.
, the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, and the Texas Instruments
Foundation, with in-kind assistance provided by IBM
and Perot Systems
.
Additional funding for UTeach
replication comes from the Texas High School Project, the Greater Texas Foundation, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission
, the Tennessee Department of Education, the Texas Education Agency
, the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, and other private philanthropy. With funding from the Carnegie Corporation of New York
and the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, NMSI also is preparing an alumni network for UTeach graduates.
Former CEO, National Math and Science Initiative;
former Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Education
Bruce Alberts,
Editor-In-Chief, Science Magazine
;
former President, National Academies
Norm Augustine,
Lead Director, NMSI; former Chairman and
CEO, Lockheed Martin Corporation
Gov. Gaston Caperton,
President, College Board
; former Governor of West Virginia
Kenneth P. Cohen,
Vice President, Public and Government Affairs, Exxon Mobil Corporation
Nancy Grasmick,
Former State Superintendent of Schools, Maryland State Department of Education
Bernard Harris, Jr., MD,
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Vesalius Ventures;
President and Founder, The Harris Foundation, Inc.;
former NASA astronaut, first African-American to walk in space
Dr. Ray O Johnson,
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Lockheed Martin Corporation
Shirley Malcom,
Head of Directorate for Education and Human Resources,
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Dr. Mary Ann Rankin,
CEO, National Math and Science Initiative; former Dean, College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin
Sally Ride
,
President and CEO, Sally Ride Science
;
former NASA
astronaut, first American woman in space,
Vice-Chair, Change the Equation
Arthur F. Ryan,
Former Chairman, CEO, and President, Prudential Financial, Inc.
Roy Vagelos, MD,
Former Chairman and CEO, Merck & Co.
, Inc.
Charles M. Vest,
President, National Academy of Engineering
;
President Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Since 2007, NMSI has taken a leadership role in identifying and replicating successful educational programs on a national scale. NMSI’s particular expertise is in “scaling up” programs – expanding them to multiple states, across multiple jurisdictions, and at multiple universities. By replicating proven programs, NMSI is working toward its stated goal: to prepare more young Americans for 21st Century careers in the new global economy.
NMSI was created in response to the landmark 2005 report, “Rising Above the Gathering Storm,” that was produced by a blue-ribbon task force commissioned by the National Academies. The United States National Academies
United States National Academies
The United States National Academies comprises four organizations:* National Academy of Sciences * National Academy of Engineering * Institute of Medicine * National Research Council...
comprises four organizations: the United States National Academy of Sciences
United States National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
(NAS), the United States National Academy of Engineering (NAE), the Institute of Medicine
Institute of Medicine
The Institute of Medicine is a not-for-profit, non-governmental American organization founded in 1970, under the congressional charter of the National Academy of Sciences...
(IOM), and the United States National Research Council
United States National Research Council
The National Research Council of the USA is the working arm of the United States National Academies, carrying out most of the studies done in their names.The National Academies include:* National Academy of Sciences...
(NRC). That 2005 report documented that math and science achievement has been declining in the United States as other countries around the world increase their educational focus on math and science. The report’s recommendations included the creation of a non-profit organization such as NMSI to marshal private sector support to improve math and science education in the United States.
Need for a National Initiative
Over 50 percent of jobs in the future will require a background in math, science, or technology, yet U.S. students currently fall far behind their international peers in educational achievement. In recent international surveys, the U.S. ranked 20th among nations in high school graduation rates and 16th in college graduation rates. Most recent international comparisons by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development show American students ranking 15th in reading, 19th in math and 14th in science.Replication of proven programs
While there have been numerous pilot programs focused on the math and science achievement gap, NMSI is the only organization that has rigorously researched and then replicated math and science programs that have produced immediate and sustainable results. NMSI organizes public-private partnerships and coalitions to fund its grants, including corporate and foundation donations as well as federal and state funding.NMSI’s current focus includes the Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program to increase the enrollment and success of high school students in Advanced Placement* math, science, and English classes, as well as the UTeach program to prepare a new generation of math and science teachers who have mastered math and science content.. Both of these programs were commended in the National Academies’ report Rising Above the Gathering Storm for having 10 years of data showing they produce positive results.
Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program
NMSI supports Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Programs (APTIP) in 229 public high schools in six states (Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Kentucky, Massachusetts, and Virginia) and plans to reach 350 schools by the fall of 2012. In its first year in 2009, APTIP increased enrollment in AP courses by nearly 70 percent, including a 122 percent increase among African-American and Hispanic students. APTIP increased the number of passing AP math, science, and English exams by 52 percent, which is nine times the national average. The improvement for minority students in participating schools was even more pronounced, with a 71 percent increase in AP courses passed by African-American and Hispanic students.The 2009-2010 results announced by the College Board for the second year of the NMSI program showed a 97.7 percent overall increase in math, science and English AP exams passed in the first cohort of 65 schools that have implemented APTIP for two years – more than seven times the national two-year increase of 13.6 percent. There was an 84.6 percent increase in math, science and English AP exams passed in the second cohort of 75 APTIP schools – over 11 times the national increase of 7.5 percent.
The most recent results also showed improvement in passing scores among minority students. The first cohort of 65 schools recorded a remarkable 154.6 percent increase in passing math, science, and English scores in two years among of African-Americans and Hispanics. There was an 107.3 percent increase in math, science and English AP exams passed among African-American and Hispanic students in the 75 schools in the second cohort.
Gains were also recorded by female students, who are often under-represented in science, technology, engineering and math fields. The first cohort of 65 schools recorded a 116.4 percent increase in passing math and science scores in two years among female students, which is almost 13 times the national two-yr increase of 9.2 percent. There was an 91.5 percent increase in math and science AP exams passed by female students in the second cohort of 75 new NMSI program schools – almost 17 times the national increase of 5.4 percent.
The core components of the APTIP program include:
- Open enrollment to provide opportunities for students from diverse backgrounds
- Rigorous content-focused teacher training
- Master teacher mentoring and vertical teaming
- Student mentoring and increased time on task
- Teacher and student incentives
- State non-profit organizations to administer programs within states
As of September 2010, more than 6,000 AP and Pre-AP teachers have been trained with NMSI support. More than 50,000 students are now enrolled in the APTIP program.
Initiative for Military Families
The goal of the Initiative for Military Families (IMF) is to provide consistent, high-level science, technology, engineering and math (STEMSTEM fields
STEM fields is a US Government acronym for the fields of study in the categories of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The acronym is in use regarding access to work visas for immigrants who are skilled in these fields. Maintaining a citizenry that is well versed in the STEM fields...
) education in high schools serving high populations of students from military families.
More than 160,000 young people in the U.S. have a parent currently deployed in active duty combat, and over one million children have had a parent deployed during the last eight years. In total, there are over two million children of active duty, National Guard, and reserve military personnel in public schools in the U.S.
In Fall 2010, NMSI launched IMF in four schools (two near Fort Hood in Texas and two near Fort Campbell in Kentucky), using the Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program model. The program was implemented in collaboration with Lockheed Martin Corporation’s Engineers in the Classroom program and the Military Child Education Coalition.
In April 2011, First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden announced the expansion of the IMF program as part of their national Joining Forces initiative, which provides support and resources to military personnel and their families in the areas of employment, housing, health care, education, etc. Mrs. Obama and Dr. Biden made the announcement at a special community event at Fountain-Fort Carson High School in Fountain, Colo.http://www.epcan.com/news/national-news/2417-first-lady-michelle-obama-and-dr-jill-biden-visit-fountain-fort-carson-high-school.html
On November 9, 2011, NMSI announced a second major expansion of IMF to five new high schools in Hawaii. A special ceremony was held at Leilehua High School in Wahiawa, Oahu, featuring State Rep. Mark Takai, D-Hawaii; Colonel Matthew S. Kelley, Deputy Commander (Rear) 25th Infantry Division; Alan Hayashi, Director of Public Relations and Public Advocacy at BAE Systems
BAE Systems
BAE Systems plc is a British multinational defence, security and aerospace company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, that has global interests, particularly in North America through its subsidiary BAE Systems Inc. BAE is among the world's largest military contractors; in 2009 it was the...
; Ronn Nozoe, Deputy Superintendent of the Hawaii State Department of Education; and Gregg Fleisher, NMSI’s National Director of APTIP. Approximately 25 percent of the students at Leilehua High School are from families stationed at the historic Schofield Barracks, Wheeler Army Airfield and the Naval Communication Station in Whitmore. The other Hawaii sites include Kalaheo, Radford, Campbell and Mililani high schools.
This fall, IMF will be implemented in 29 high schools in 10 states. The program already is producing results in IMF schools: In its first year AP math, science and English passing scores increased 45 percent - almost six times the national average and AP math and science passing scores increased 57 percent - over seven times the national average.
UTeach
The NMSI-supported replication of the UTeach program for preparing teachers was launched in 2008 in 13 universities in nine states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, and Texas). More than 1,100 math and science majors enrolled in UTeach-based programs on their own campuses during the first year of replication, and enrollment has more than tripled in the third year of expansion. UTeach is now being replicated at 22 universities, providing a new corps of qualified math and science teachers. Enrollment is projected to reach more than 3,800 in fall 2010.UTeach allows students to graduate with both deep content knowledge and teaching credentials in the same amount of time it would take them to graduate with a degree in their content areas only. Ninety-two percent of UTeach graduates at The University of Texas at Austin become teachers, and 82 percent are still in the classroom after five years. Nearly 45 percent of UTeach graduates teach in high-need schools.
Originated at The University of Texas at Austin in 1997, the UTeach program enables students majoring in math, science, or computer science to receive full teaching certification without adding time or cost to their degrees. The national replication process is directed by NMSI in conjunction with the UTeach Institute.
On Jan. 6, 2010, President Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
highlighted the UTeach program at a White House education event, saying, “To bring more educators into the classroom, the National Math and Science Initiative is working with Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments Inc. , widely known as TI, is an American company based in Dallas, Texas, United States, which develops and commercializes semiconductor and computer technology...
and the Dell Foundation to prepare almost 5,000 new math and science teachers in the next five years -- through a program that allows young people to earn teaching certificates and science degrees at the same time.”
The core elements of the UTeach program include:
- Active recruitment and student support, such as offering tuition reimbursement for the first two courses and student internships and scholarships
- Streamlined degree plans that allow students to graduate in the same time it would take for a content degree only
- A strong focus on acquiring deep content knowledge in math and science, in addition to inquiry-based teaching strategies for math and science
- Early and intensive field experiences, beginning in the first semester
- Personal attention and guidance from highly experienced master teachers, faculty, and successful public school teachers
Young Leaders Program
The National Math + Science Young Leaders Program, established through a partnership among the National Math and Science Initiative, ExxonMobilExxonMobil
Exxon Mobil Corporation or ExxonMobil, is an American multinational oil and gas corporation. It is a direct descendant of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil company, and was formed on November 30, 1999, by the merger of Exxon and Mobil. Its headquarters are in Irving, Texas...
, and Fortune Magazine, was developed to help address the gender gap in STEM fields. Women make up nearly 48 percent of the workforce, but hold only 24 percent of the jobs in science, technology and engineering.
The Young Leaders Program matches young women who are college juniors majoring in STEM subjects with female executives working in these fields at FORTUNE 500 companies. A series of webinars, regular communications with their executive mentors and company site visits provide participating students exposure to successful role models, who are able to share leadership and career development advice and encouragement.
Nineteen students and 22 senior executives participated in the 2011 leadership program, which culminated in a two-day leadership development and networking event in New York City.
Funding
Major support for the National Math and Science Initiative has been provided by the Exxon Mobil Corporation, the Bill & Melinda Gates FoundationBill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the largest transparently operated private foundation in the world, founded by Bill and Melinda Gates. It is "driven by the interests and passions of the Gates family"...
, the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, and the Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments Inc. , widely known as TI, is an American company based in Dallas, Texas, United States, which develops and commercializes semiconductor and computer technology...
Foundation, with in-kind assistance provided by IBM
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
and Perot Systems
Perot Systems
Perot Systems was an information technology services provider founded in 1988 by a group of investors led by Ross Perot and based in Plano, Texas, United States. A Fortune 1000 corporation with offices in more than 25 countries, Perot Systems employed more than 23,000 people and had an annual...
.
Additional funding for UTeach
UTeach
The UTeach teacher certification program is a collaborative effort on the part of the College of Natural Sciences and the College of Education at the University of Texas at Austin...
replication comes from the Texas High School Project, the Greater Texas Foundation, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission
Tennessee Higher Education Commission
The Tennessee Higher Education Commission is the established by the Tennessee General Assembly in 1900, primarily to achieve coordination between the various public higher education institutions in the state.-Composition:...
, the Tennessee Department of Education, the Texas Education Agency
Texas Education Agency
The Texas Education Agency is a branch of the state government of Texas in the United States responsible for public education. The agency is headquartered in the William B...
, the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, and other private philanthropy. With funding from the Carnegie Corporation of New York
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Carnegie Corporation of New York, which was established by Andrew Carnegie in 1911 "to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding," is one of the oldest, largest and most influential of American foundations...
and the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, NMSI also is preparing an alumni network for UTeach graduates.
Leadership
Dr. Mary Ann Rankin is the president and CEO of NMSI. Dr. Rankin was formerly the Dean of the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin. The Chief Operating Officer is Sue Payne, former Geoscience Resource Manager, Exxon Mobil Corporation. The National APTIP Director is Gregg Fleisher, former President of AP Strategies. NMSI is governed by a board of directors, which is led by Tom Luce, founding CEO of NMSI and the former Assistant Secretary of Education.Board of directors
Tom Luce,Former CEO, National Math and Science Initiative;
former Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Education
Bruce Alberts,
Editor-In-Chief, Science Magazine
Science Magazine
Science Magazine was a half-hour television show produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation from 1975 to 1979.The show was hosted by geneticist David Suzuki, who previously hosted the daytime youth programme Suzuki On Science...
;
former President, National Academies
Norm Augustine,
Lead Director, NMSI; former Chairman and
CEO, Lockheed Martin Corporation
Gov. Gaston Caperton,
President, College Board
College Board
The College Board is a membership association in the United States that was formed in 1900 as the College Entrance Examination Board . It is composed of more than 5,900 schools, colleges, universities and other educational organizations. It sells standardized tests used by academically oriented...
; former Governor of West Virginia
Kenneth P. Cohen,
Vice President, Public and Government Affairs, Exxon Mobil Corporation
Nancy Grasmick,
Former State Superintendent of Schools, Maryland State Department of Education
Maryland State Department of Education
Maryland State Department of Education is a division of the state government of Maryland in the United States. The agency oversees public school districts. The agency is headquartered at 200 West Baltimore Street in Baltimore...
Bernard Harris, Jr., MD,
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Vesalius Ventures;
President and Founder, The Harris Foundation, Inc.;
former NASA astronaut, first African-American to walk in space
Dr. Ray O Johnson,
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Lockheed Martin Corporation
Shirley Malcom,
Head of Directorate for Education and Human Resources,
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science is an international non-profit organization with the stated goals of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific responsibility, and supporting scientific education and science outreach for the...
Dr. Mary Ann Rankin,
CEO, National Math and Science Initiative; former Dean, College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin College of Natural Sciences
The College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin offers 10 Bachelor of Arts majors, 42 Bachelor of Science majors, and 20 graduate programs to more than 8,000 undergraduates and 1,600 graduate students. The college employs over 452 faculty . Many of the programs are consistently...
Sally Ride
Sally Ride
Sally Kristen Ride is an American physicist and a former NASA astronaut. Ride joined NASA in 1978, and in 1983 became the first American woman—and then-youngest American, at 32—to enter space...
,
President and CEO, Sally Ride Science
Sally Ride Science
-About Sally Ride Science:Sally Ride Science was founded in 2001 by Sally Ride, America's first woman in space, to develop and provide classroom materials, programs and professional development opportunities for K-12 educators...
;
former NASA
NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
astronaut, first American woman in space,
Vice-Chair, Change the Equation
Arthur F. Ryan,
Former Chairman, CEO, and President, Prudential Financial, Inc.
Roy Vagelos, MD,
Former Chairman and CEO, Merck & Co.
Merck & Co.
Merck & Co., Inc. , also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme or MSD outside the United States and Canada, is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. The Merck headquarters is located in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, an unincorporated area in Readington Township...
, Inc.
Charles M. Vest,
President, National Academy of Engineering
National Academy of Engineering
The National Academy of Engineering is a government-created non-profit institution in the United States, that was founded in 1964 under the same congressional act that led to the founding of the National Academy of Sciences...
;
President Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
- Advanced Placement is a registered trademark of the College Board.
External links
- National Math and Science Initiative Website
- National Math and Science Initiative on Twitter
- Huffington Post contributed column by NMSI CEO Mary Ann Rankin on the Initiative for Military Families (November 2011) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mary-ann-rankin/math-science-military-children_b_1107803.html%20
- Forbes: "Are Hispanics America's Next Great STEM Innovators?" (November 2011) http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesmarshallcrotty/2011/11/22/are-hispanics-americas-next-great-stem-innovators/%20
- Wall Street Journal: "Online Education: My Teacher is an App" (November 2011) http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204358004577030600066250144.html?mod=googlenews_wsj%20
- USA TODAY: "Economy, lack of engineers could hinder U.S. innovation" (November 2011)http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/story/2011-11-09/tech-frontiers-innovation-economy/51142894/1
- New York Times article on NMSI's Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Program (October 2011) http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/03/education/03incentive.html?pagewanted=all
- US News & World Report: "Public/private partnerships the way forward on STEM" (October 2011) http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/stem-education/2011/10/26/public--private-partnerships-the-way-forward-on-stem%20
- Colorado Springs Gazette article on First Lady Michelle Obama, who helped announce NMSI's expansion of Initiative for Military Families (April 2011)http://www.gazette.com/articles/school-116216-first-lady.html
- Birmingham News article on Minor High School student Jelani Grace earning national recognition for advanced placement participation (April 2011) http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2011/04/minor_student_jelani_grace_gai.html
- NMSI founding CEO Tom Luce on C-SPAN's Washington Journal (September 2010)http://www.c-span.org/Watch/Media/2010/09/14/WJE/A/38105/Tom+Luce+National+Math+Science+Initiative+CEO.aspx
- Albuquerque Journal, op-ed on 2010 APTIP results (September 2010) http://www.abqjournal.com/opinion/guest_columns/1123457opinion09-11-10.htm
- Fort Smith Times Record, article on 2010 APTIP results in Arkansas (September 2010) http://www.swtimes.com/news/article_6812a6bc-b509-11df-bd56-001cc4c002e0.html?mode=print
- Gadsden Times, article on 2010 APTIP results in Alabama, which topped the nation (September 2010)http://www.gadsdentimes.com/article/20100913/NEWS/100919910?Title=Alabama-tops-nation-in-AP-score-improvement
- Arkansas Times, article on 2010 APTIP results in Arkansas (August 2010) http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2010/08/30/fun-with-arithmetic
- NMSI Board Member Bernard Harris on Fox and Friends http://www.criticalmention.com/report/13299x172295.htm#
- Article on Cincinnati News Press web site about Young Leaders Program (July 2010) http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100712/NEWS01/7130301/Students-connect-with-Fortune-500-execs
- Fortune Magazine Blog Posting about the Young Leaders Program (June 2010) http://postcards.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2010/06/23/beyond-gossip-girls-college-women-talk-math-and-science/