TITLE: Improving Math and Science Education So That No Child Is Left Behind

CIS-NO: 2002-H701-6  
SOURCE: Committee on Science. House  
DOC-TYPE: Hearing Retrieve the full text of testimony  
DATE: May 2, 2001  
LENGTH: iii+80 p.  
CONG-SESS: 107-1  
ITEM-NO: 1025-A-01; 1025-A-02  
SUDOC: Y4.SCI2:107-27  
MC-ENTRY-NO: 2002-7899  
 
INCLUDED IN LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF: P.L. 107-368

SUMMARY:
Committee Serial No. 107-27. Hearing before the Subcom on Research to examine elementary and secondary mathematics and science education improvement programs, focusing on teacher development partnerships between higher education institutions, businesses, and State and local school districts (Subcom announcement and hearing charter, p. 4-7).
 
Supplementary material (p. 75-80) includes witnesses' written replies to Subcom questions.

CONTENT-NOTATION: Science and math educ improvement programs

DESCRIPTORS:  
   SUBCOM ON RESEARCH. HOUSE;  SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION; ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION; COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES; TEACHER EDUCATION; MATHEMATICS; BUSINESS

02-H701-6 TESTIMONY NO: 1     May 2, 2001 p. 11-73
 
WITNESSES (and witness notations):
   SADLER, PHILIP M. (Director, Science Education Department, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
   SCHAFFER, EUGENE C. (Chair and Professor, Department of Education, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC))
   GARNER, DAVID (Project Director, Urban Systemic Program, Oklahoma City Public Schools)
   PARRAVANO, CARLO (Executive Director, Merck Institute for Science Education)
 
STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSION:
   Merits of teacher development partnerships that link math and science departments at higher education institutions with States and local school districts (related material, p. 28-35); examples of various partnerships to improve math and science education, with specifics on UMBC teacher development programs; details on Merck Institute for Science Education initiatives to improve science education.
 
CONTENT NOTATION:
   Science and math educ improvement programs
 
TESTIMONY DESCRIPTORS:
   UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE COUNTY; HARVARD-SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS; MERCK INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION

LOAD-DATE: June 5, 2003