RIVERSIDE, Calif. – www.ucr.edu – In the depths of the California budget crisis, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the higher education community formed a pact to educate more and better prepared teachers in science and mathematics. A result of the 2004 agreement became the University of California’s California Teach Science-Mathematics Initiative (CaTEACH-SMI). The initiative, to be...
LA Unified School Districts In May, 2006, Los Angeles Unified School District [LAUSD] Board of Education approved an attractive program to recruit and retain highly qualified teachers in science, mathematics, and special education for LAUSD. Read more about this recruitment incentive program LA Times May 2006 and LA Times July 2006
The quality of science laboratory experiences is poor for most US high school students, but educators can improve these experiences by following four key principles of effective instruction, says a new report from the National Academies' National Research Council.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, May 31, 2005 Governor's Office: Margita Thompson, Vince Sollitto 916-445-4571 UC: Ravi Poorsina 510-587-6194 / ravi.poorsina@ucop.edu CSU: Colleen Bentley-Adler 562-951-4801 or 562-400-6115 / cbentley-adler@calstate.edu GOVERNOR JOINS UC, CSU, PRIVATE SECTOR PARTNERS TO UNVEIL MAJOR INITIATIVE TO BOLSTER K-12 SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHER WORK FORCE Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger joined the University of...
State Schools Chief O'Connell Releases Statement on California Teach Program SACRAMENTO — State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell today released the following statement regarding the expansion of the California Teach program to train more people to become mathematics and science teachers. "California is in desperate need of more math and science teachers to prepare...
