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NSF PA/M 98-17 (NSB 98-128) - July 1, 1998
National Science Board to Solicit Input on K-12 Science & Mathematics
Education Reform
The National Science Board (NSB) will hold a public hearing in Chicago
on July 20, hosted by the Chicago Public Schools, to investigate the effectiveness
of various school-based reform strategies to improve the nation's teaching
and learning of mathematics and science.
The NSB advises the President and Congress on science policy matters
and oversees the National Science Foundation (NSF), a federal agency that
funds research and education projects in all 50 states and U.S. Territories.
In FY 1997, NSF's total funding for K-12 education projects of all types
amounted to about $375 million. The NSB has selected Chicago for this
field hearing, given Chicago's geographic centrality to six other of the
19 public school systems (Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, Memphis, Milwaukee,
St. Louis) that are recipients of NSF funding for major urban education
reform (Urban Systemic Initiatives).
The NSB will hear from educators, administrators, and community partners
in K-12 reform. Panels will summarize what research has revealed as probable
key contributors to successful teaching and learning of mathematics and
science. They also will examine factors in effective schooling and debate
evidence of actual impact on student achievement as well as barriers to
improvement.
Who:
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National Science Board
(Committee on Education and Human Resources) |
What:
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Public Hearing - What Matters in K-12 Mathematics & Science?
Effective Strategies for Reform and Student Achievement. |
Where:
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Board Chamber, Central Office
Chicago Public Schools
1819 West Pershing Rd. Chicago, IL 60609 |
When:
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Monday, July 20, 1998, from 9 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
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For a meeting agenda and more information, see: http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/meetings/1998/field/field.htm or
call:
At NSF:
K. Lee Herring, (703) 306-1070, kherring@nsf.gov (media),
or
Daryl Chubin, (703) 306-2000, dchubin@nsf.gov (non-media)
At Chicago Public Schools:
Tabrina Davis or Reanetta Hunt, (773) 535-3760, huntmedia@aol.com
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