An American Imperative: Transforming the Recruitment, Retention, and Renewal Of Our Nation's Mathematics and Science Teaching Workforce
The Business Higher Education Forum (BHEF) released a report on the critical shortage of high quality mathematics and science teachers and a comprehensive action plan to address the problem. UT-Austin College of Natural Sciences Dean, Mary Ann Rankin, was on hand to offer her comments as part of a BHEF panel for the press conference on the report release on Tuesday June 12th. Attached is a link to the report:
http://www.bhef.com/solutions/anamericanimperative.asp
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A Test of Leadership: Charting the Future of U.S. Higher Education
In September of 2005 Secretary Margaret Spellings put together a commission on higher education charged with developing a comprehensive national strategy for post secondary education. The Secretary's Commission on the Future of Higher Education released their findings after a year of meetings around the country. A Commission Roster and commission biographies can be found here:
http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/hiedfuture/members.html
"A Test of Leadership: Charting the Future of U.S. Higher Education"
http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/hiedfuture/reports/final-report.pdf
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Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future
In response the Congressional inquiries from Senator Lamar Alexander, Senator Jeff Bingamin, Congressman Sherwood Boehlert, and Congressman Bart Gordon the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institutes of Medicine formed a Committee to research and report back on the pressing need to increase U.S. competitive edge. The Committee was given 10 weeks from formation to report release to conduct a study and respond with recommendations to the nation for “specific steps to best strengthen the quality of life in America.” The report identifies several key action areas, including: K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education; higher education; research; innovation environment.
"Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future" Executive Summary
http://books.nap.edu/execsumm_pdf/11463.pdf
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Why So Few? (2010)
In an era when women are increasingly prominent in medicine, law and business, why are there so few women scientists and engineers? A new research report by AAUW presents compelling evidence that can help to explain this puzzle. Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics presents in-depth yet accessible profiles of eight key research findings that point to environmental and social barriers – including stereotypes, gender bias and the climate of science and engineering departments in colleges and universities – that continue to block women’s participation and progress in science, technology, engineering, and math. The report also includes up to date statistics on girls' and women's achievement and participation in these areas and offers new ideas for what each of us can do to more fully open scientific and engineering fields to girls and women.
Click here to read the report.
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