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State accepting applications for 2010 Mr., Miss Indiana Math and Science

Governor Mitch Daniels today announced that applications are now being accepted for the 2010 Hoosier High School Math and Science Awards. This marks the third year for the awards, which Daniels created to recognize Indianas top high school math and science talent. Read More...

Start Science Sooner

Good science education at the earliest grades is supremely important, but in most classrooms it gets short shrift. Studies have found that children in kindergarten are already forming negative views about science that could cast a shadow across their entire educational careers. When researchers interviewed kindergartners from typical classrooms, barely a third of the children showed any knowledge of science, whether from school or other sources. Read More...

Teachers get a taste of real-world sciencewith impressive results

Giving teachers hands-on science experience not only helps improve student achievement, but also reduces teacher attrition, according to results from a Columbia University study. Read More...

Bennett to Announce New Growth Model

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett will launch a new Indiana Growth Model today. The initiative has been in the planning stages for more than two years. The model is designed to gauge how students are progressing, instead of just tracking how many more are passing each year. Today's announcement follows last week's Indiana Science Summit. Read More...

Summit to Focus on Science Education in Indiana

2010 is The Year for Science Education Reform in Indiana. Science education stakeholders statewide are coming together to address the disturbing gap between Indianas strong economic dependence on science and our students science achievement.

Efforts will kick off and converge at the 2010 Indiana Science Summit. The Indiana Department of Education is partnering with Eli Lilly and Company, BioCrossroads and the ISTEM Resource Network. Read More...