Joined by Senator Kennedy, Congressman Tierney, and former NASA Astronaut Dr. Jeffrey Hoffman, Senator Kerry joined the North Shore in celebrating NASA´s selection of the Robert L. Ford School as a NASA Explorer School. This three—year partnership with NASA will improve teaching and learning in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Senator Kerry congratulated the students and spoke about the critical need to keep America´s edge on science and technology to assure that America remains economically competitive.