NASA-Industry
Education Initiative
(NIEI)
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
WHEREAS the United States has made a commitment to achieve fundamental
improvement in its educational system and has established clear
national education goals, including making U. S. students first
in the world in science and mathematics achievement;
WHEREAS space and the U. S. Space Program have proved to be powerful
motivators and are used by the educational system to promote interest
and achievement in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology;
WHEREAS NASA, as a major Government agency, depends upon the educational
system for a skilled and knowledgeable workforce and has estabilshed
a Strategic Plan for Education to promote excellence in America's
educational system through enhancing and expanding scientific and
technical competence;
WHEREAS NASA has determined that the industry partners of the NASA-Industry
Education Initiative can represent a significant force in shaping
national educational reform and has resolved to work with these
companies in areas of mutual interest and acitvities in support
of its strategic plan for education;
WHEREAS NASA and the group of private-sector contractors that originally
formed the voluntary cooperative effort known as the NASA-Industry
Education Initiative (NIEI), may wish to expand the membership,
invitations may be extended to other companies and organizations
that subscribe to the general guidelines set forth in this Memorandum
of Agreement;
BE IT RESOLVED, THEREFORE, that these industry partners of the
NIEI agree to work together to achieve the national education goals,
to support NASA's strategic plan for education and have signified
such by signing the attached signature sheet.
 
WHEREAS a priority of the Department of Education's Strategic Plan
is to help all students reach higher academic standards so that
they are prepared for responsible citizenship, further learning,
and productive employment:
WHEREAS a second priority of the Department of Education is to
create a comphrehensive school-to-work opportunities system in every
State:
THEREFORE the Department of Education encourages and endorses partnerships
between Federal agencies and the private sector to achieve these
priorities in support of the National Education Goals.

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