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Senator Member of the Agriculture, Energy and Veterans Affairs
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For Immediate
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CONTACT: Cody Wertz – Press Secretary 202-228-3630 Jen Clanahan – Deputy Press Secretary 303-455-7600 |
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SEN SALAZAR CONGRATULATES ROCKY MTN PBS AND PARTNERS ON $5.1M GRANT TO ENHANCE MATHMATICAL EDUCATION AND HELP PROGRAM DENVER, CO – U.S. Senator Ken Salazar congratulates the Rocky Mountain Public Broadcasting Station (PBS) and its partners, the Colorado Department of Education, Responsive Research and Consultation and Digital Directions, Inc. on receiving a three-year $5.1M grant from the U.S. Department of Education to expand and enhance the Help with English Language Proficiency (HELP Program). The HELP program is the first supplementary digital educational program in the United States designed to teach mathematics to English Language Learners by removing language barriers from learning math skills and math content. HELP engages students through interactive, multimedia lessons that use Spanish/English hyperlinks to key terms, pictorial examples, animated scenarios and assessment feedback. HELP has been shown to dramatically increase mathematical scores of English language students. The grant award will enable Rocky Mountain PBS to expand and evaluate HELP, assess the availability of technology in high-need educational districts and investigate the need for teacher training to deliver this new and innovative teaching tool. Rocky Mountain PBS will implement and study the HELP program in 120 middle schools in Colorado, California, Texas and New York. In congratulating the Rocky
Mountain Broadcasting Station, Senator Salazar stated, “Its selection
to receive this important competitive grant is a significant recognition
of the hard work and dedication of Rocky Mountain PBS and its partners
to the educational achievement of Colorado’s students. The HELP program
offers real promise for a national model to more effectively educate
English Language Learners in math and close the achievement gap.” # # # |
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