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NSF PR 03-112 - October 2, 2003
NSF Directs $216.3M Toward Math, Science Education Improvement
ARLINGTON, Va.—The National Science Foundation (NSF) today announced
the award of $216.3 million in funding for the second year of its
innovative Math and Science Partnerships (MSP) to improve mathematics
and science education in United States and Puerto Rico schools.
Math and Science Partnerships grants unite elementary and
secondary teachers and administrators with collegiate science,
technology, engineering and mathematics faculty and
representatives from stakeholder institutions. The partnerships
focus on enhancing the quality, quantity and diversity of science
and mathematics teachers, raising student achievement and
offering challenging curricula at all grade levels.
"The Math and Science Partnerships are about reinvigorating
mathematics and science instruction and strengthening curriculum
across the United States," said Dr. Judith A. Ramaley, who leads
NSF's Directorate for Education and Human Resources. "These
awards are an investment in the talent pool of the nation's
future scientists, engineers and mathematicians."
The awards will directly impact at least 2.85 million students
nationwide and in Puerto Rico who learn in urban, rural, suburban
and tribal nation schools.
This year's MSP funding comes in four forms: comprehensive
awards, targeted awards; research, evaluation and technical
assistance awards, and a Prototype Institute Partnership award.
The comprehensive awards specifically marry institutions of
higher education and stakeholder organizations with elementary
and secondary schools to continuously improve student achievement
from the earliest grades through 12th grade.
Targeted awards are provided to improve achievement in a specific
grade range or disciplinary emphasis in mathematics or the
sciences.
Research, evaluation and technical assistance awards are for a
broad range of research and development efforts that support the
work of the partnerships, including assessment of teacher
knowledge of mathematics and science.
This year's single Prototype Institute Partnership award places
emphasis on improving middle and high school mathematics by
emphasizing the development of school-based intellectual leaders
and master teachers.
This year's MSP participants are listed on the tables below.
Attachment: Tables of FY 2003 Math and Science Partnerships Awards
Web resources:
NSF's Math and Science Partnerships: https://www.ehr.nsf.gov/msp/
NSF's 2003 Press Releases for Inaugural MSP Awards:
Education Reform: http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/education/
No Child Left Behind: http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/reports/nochild-left-behind.html
NSF's Directorate for Education and Human Resources, under the
leadership of Dr. Judith A. Ramaley, guides the nation's research
based education programs and initiatives at the elementary
through high school, undergraduate and graduate levels to foster
academic and professional pursuits in the areas of Science,
Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. The directorate's 2003
funding by Congress was $903.17 million.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency that supports fundamental research and education across all fields of science and engineering, with an annual budget of nearly $5.3 billion. NSF funds reach all 50 states through grants to nearly 2,000 universities and institutions. Each year, NSF receives about 30,000 competitive requests for funding, and makes about 10,000 new funding awards. The NSF also awards over $200 million in professional and service contracts yearly.
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Tables of FY 2003 Math and Science Partnerships Awards
Table 1 - MSP Comprehensive Awards
- FY 2003
Award
# |
PI |
Lead Partner |
Other Partner Institutions |
Primary Focus |
#
K-12 Students |
Total
Budget |
0314914 |
Bunt,
Nancy R. |
Allegheny
Intermediate Unit |
IHE Partners:
Carlow College, Chatham College, Robert Morris University, and Saint
Vincent College; K-12 Partners: Intermediate Unit 1, Intermediate
Unit 7, and subunits of Intermediate Units 4 & 28 |
K-12
Math and Science |
134,000 |
$18.2M |
0314953 |
KettlewellJan
|
University
System of Georgia |
IHE
Partners: Univ of Georgia,
Georgia Perimeter College, Georgia State Univ, Georgia Institute of
Technology, Georgia Southern Univ, Armstrong Atlantic State Univ, Coastal
Georgia Community College, Savannah State Univ; K-12 Partners: Atlanta, Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Chatham, Clarke, Effingham, Evans,
Glynn, Jackson, Liberty, Oconee, and Screven County School Districts;
State Partners: Georgia Dept of Education and Education Coordinating
Council |
K-12
Math and Science |
170,000 |
$34.6M |
0314866 |
Ferrini-Mundy,
Joan |
Michigan
State University |
K- 12 Partners: Ingham Intermediate School District, MI; Calhoun
Intermediate School District, MI; St. Clair County Intermediate School
District, MI; High AIMS Consortium, Cincinnati, OH; SMART Consortium,
Cleveland, OH |
K-12
Math and Science |
400,000 |
$35.0M |
0314557 |
Arce,
Josefina |
University
of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras |
IHE Partners: Univ. of Puerto Rico campuses at Mayagüez, Cayey,
and Humacao; Commonwealth Partner: the Puerto Rico Department
of Education (PRDE); K-12 Partner: the single island-wide K-12
public school system. |
K-12
Math and Science |
305,000 |
$34.9M |
0314898 |
Huinker,
DeAnn M. |
University
of Wisconsin - Milwaukee |
IHE Partner: Milwaukee Area Technical College; K-12 Partner:
Milwaukee Public Schools |
K-12
Math |
100,000 |
$19.9M |
Table 2 - MSP Targeted Awards -
FY 2003
Award
Number |
PI |
Lead Partner |
Other Partner Institutions |
Primary Focus |
#
K-12 Students |
Total Budget |
0314959 |
Martin,
Gary W. |
Auburn
University |
IHE Partner: Tuskegee University; K-12 Partners: 12 school districts in East
Alabama; Other Partners: East Alabama Regional In-service Center,
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Alabama, ACCLAIM |
K-8 Core Math Curriculum plus Algebra I and Geometry |
56,000 |
$9.0M |
0314692 |
Stevens,
Glenn H. |
Boston
University |
K-12 Partners:Arlington,
Chelsea, Lawrence, Waltham, and Watertown, MA Public Schools; Other
Partners: Education Development Center |
Grades
5-12 Math |
19,440 |
$9.6M |
0314910 |
Burghardt,
David M. |
Hofstra
University |
IHE Partners:SUNY at Stony Brook; State Partner: New
York State Education Department; K-12 Partners: Long Island,
NY School Districts of Amityville Union Free, Brentwood Union Free,
Freeport Central, Hempstead Union Free, Longwood Central, Riverhead
Central, Uniondale Union Free, Westbury Union Free, William Floyd Central,
and Wyandanch Union Free |
Middle
School Math |
12,000 |
$11.5M |
0314806 |
Merlino,
F. Joseph |
LaSalle
University |
IHE Partners: Arcadia University, Lincoln Univ., Muhlenberg Univ.,
Villanova Univ., West Chester Univ., Widener Univ., Bryn Mawr College,
Cedar Crest College, Haverford College, Moravian College; and Lehigh
Carbon County CC and Northampton CC; K-12 Partners: 32 Pennsylvania,
and 14 New Jersey School Districts |
Grades
6-12 Math and Science |
117,000 |
$12.5M |
0314774 |
Parravano,
Carlo |
Merck
Institute for Science Education |
IHE Partners: Keane Univ; K-12 Partners: Elizabeth, Hillside,
Linden, and Rahway, NJ Public Schools; and Educational Testing Service
(ETS) |
Grades
6-8 Math and Science |
17,500 |
$7.0M |
0315041 |
McMullin,
Kurt M. |
Palo
Alto Unified School District |
IHE
Partner: San Jose State
University |
K-8 Science |
26,000 |
$6.7M |
0315060 |
Nelson,
George D. |
Western
Washington University |
IHE Partners: Everett CC, Northwest Indian Col, Skagit Valley
Col, Whatcom CC; K-12 Partners: Anacortes, Bainbridge Island,
Bellingham, Blaine, Bremerton,
Brennen, Burlington-Edison, Chimacum, Concrete, Crescent,
Ferndale, La Conner, Lynden, Meridian, Mount Baker, Mount Vernon, Nooksack
Valley, North Mason, Port Angeles, Port Townsend, Queets-Clearwater,
Quilcene, Quillayute Valley, Sedro-Woolley, and Sequim School Districts
and the Lummi Tribal School |
Grades
3-10 Science |
72,000 |
$11.9M |
Table 3 - MSP Prototype Institute
Partnership Award - FY 2003
Award Number |
PI |
Lead Partner |
Other
Partner Institutions |
Primary Focus |
Total Budget |
0314808 |
Griffiths,
Phillip |
Institute
For Advance Study |
IHE
Partners: University of Cincinnati, Southwest Texas State University, University of
Texas-Pan American, and University of Washington; K-12 Partners: Cincinnati, Ohio; McAllen, Texas; and Seattle,
Washington school districts |
Middle
and High School Mathematics |
$5.5M |
Table 4 - MSP Research, Evaluation
and Technical Assistance Awards - FY 2003
Award Number |
PI |
Lead Partner |
Project Focus |
Key Feature/MSP Learning Network Contribution |
Total
Budget |
0335384 |
Nelson,
Barbara S. |
Educational
Development Center |
Principal
leadership in the math content areas and the relationship between this
knowledge and student and teacher learning |
Teacher
retention; Challenging courses and curricula; Sustainability of change |
$4.9M |
0335360 |
Kleinman,
Glenn M. |
Education
Development Center |
Design
study: Use of information and communications technologies to enhance
both preservice education and inservice professional development programs
within the MSPs |
Teacher
quality, quantity and diversity |
$255K |
0335328 |
Smith,
Patrick S. |
Horizon
Research, Inc. |
Assessment
of teachers' and students' knowledge of science and the relationships
between teacher and student knowledge |
Teacher
quality, quantity and diversity; Evidence-based design and outcomes
|
$2.7M |
0335334 |
Falk,
Joni |
TERC,
Inc. |
MSPNet
- Electronic community for MSP projects |
Evidence-based
design and outcomes |
$5.1M |
0335369 |
Maehr,
Martin L. |
University
of Michigan |
Assessment
of student motivation |
Challenging
courses and curricula; Evidence-based design and outcomes |
$1.9M |
0335411 |
Hill,
Heather C. |
University
of Michigan |
Assessment
of teachers' mathematical knowledge and its implications for teaching
practice |
Teacher
quality, quantity and diversity; Challenging courses and curricula |
$4.2M |
0335429 |
Spillane,
James |
Northwestern
University |
Design
study: Teacher leadership in the content areas |
Challenging
courses and curricula |
$268K |
0335442 |
Britton,
Edward D. |
WestEd |
Secondary
school teacher induction, including a longitudinal study |
Teacher
quality and retention; Evidence-based design and outcomes |
$2.1M |
0332223 |
Jones,
Lee |
The
College Board |
Design
study: Planning effort for change in the biology AP program |
Challenging
courses and curricula |
$249K |
0237653 |
Elliott,
Stuart |
National
Academy of Sciences |
Framework
for science assessment |
Challenging
courses and curricula |
$1.8M |
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