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It's time for Indiana to get serious about math achievement

America's 15-year-olds rank 25th among the 30 developed nations in math skills on an international assessment; even our top students rank only 24th. The knowledge gap doesnt end at the classroom door: 78 percent of adults cannot explain how to compute the interest paid on a loan; 58 percent cannot even figure a 10 percent tip for a restaurant bill. Read More...

AP Bridge Project looking for participants

The AP bridge project is looking for teachers to participate in the (AB) Calculus APSI training to be held at Butler University from July 6-10. Read More...

Carnegie Corporation Issues Report on Transforming Mathematics and Science Education

In a new report, The Opportunity Equation: Transforming Mathematics and Science Education for Citizenship and the Global Economy, the Carnegie-IAS Commission on Mathematics and Science Education challenges the nation to mobilize for coordinated action. Read More...

Peculiar, Junior-sized Supernova Discovered By New York Teen

In November 2008, Caroline Moore, a 14-year-old student from upstate New York, discovered a supernova in a nearby galaxy, making her the youngest person ever to do so. Read More...

Governor Daniels announces 2009 Mr. Math and Mr. Science

Governor Mitch Daniels today made a surprise visit to Terre Haute South Vigo High School to announce that students Sachin Dilip Shinde and Raj Anand Bhuptani are "Indiana Mr. Math" and "Indiana Mr. Science," respectively. This is the second year for the annual Hoosier High School Math and Science Awards Daniels created to recognize Indiana's top high school talent in math and science Read More...

Purdue, IU toughen math requirements

Purdue University and Indiana University are raising math requirements for those entering college in 2011. Purdue will require all incoming students to have taken four years of math in high school, making its math requirements the most strict in the Big Ten Conference.
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PUC Simulated Job Fair Gives Teens Real-World Look

"The goal of the job fair is to expose students to real opportunities in STEM careers in Northwest Indiana, and to point out to the students what they need to do now -- not later -- to start preparing for these opportunities," Luncsford said. "This is just like a real job fair; individual students have one-on-one contact with the exhibitors in their booths." Read More...

Professional Development Opportunity for New Middle and High School Science Teachers

Science teachers located throughout the country, who will be entering their second or third year of teaching and whose schedule is a minimum of 51 percent middle or high school science, are encouraged to apply to the 2009 NSTA New Science Teacher Academy. Last year, more than 800 applications were received, and 185 teachers from 49 states and the District of Columbia were selected to participate.
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Mathematicians Tops in Job Rankings

Mathematicians Land Top Spot in New Ranking of Best and Worst Occupations in the U.S. Read More...

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National Girls Collaborative Proejct

Numerous programs and initiatives to create gender equity in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) have been implemented only to lose effectiveness or fade away. Had these programs had the benefit of collaboration with other girl-serving projects, organizations and institutions, and tools to assess and evaluate the impact of their efforts, their capacity for continuation and/or broader impact could have been substantially increased.