Congressional Hearing on Implementation of the Math Science Partnership Program: Views from the Field

Authors:

Osman Yasar, Ed Chi, Jeff Mikols, Susana Navarro, Joan Ferrini-Mundy

Published in:

Subcommittee on Research of the House Science Committee

Published:

October 30 , 2003

Project:

SCOLLARCITY

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Abstract

On Thursday, October 30, 2003 the Subcommittee on Research of the House Science Committee
held a hearing to discuss the implementation of the Math Science Partnership (MSP)
Program at the National Science Foundation (NSF). The MSP Program, part of President
Bush's No Child Left Behind initiative, was authorized by the House in the NSF
Authorization Act, which was signed into law in December 2002. The program provides grants to
partnerships of universities and school districts (and sometimes businesses) to improve K-12
math and science education. This hearing was the Congress's first look at how this major
new initiative is working.

Hearing Charter (pdf)

Hearing Transcript (html)

Witnesses:
	Dr. Osman Yasar, lead researcher for the Targeted MSP award at the State University of New York (SUNY) Brockport. Dr. Yasar's Testimony (pdf)
	Mr. Ed Chi, Science Teacher at Brighton School District in New York. Mr. Chi's Testimony (html)
	Mr. Jeff Mikols, Math Teacher, at Rochester City School District in New York. Mr. Mikols' Testimony (html)
	Dr. Susana Navarro, lead researcher for the Comprehensive MSP award at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). Dr. Navarro's Testimony (pdf)
	Dr. Joan Ferrini-Mundy, lead researcher for the comprehensive MSP grant at Michigan State University. Dr. Ferrini-Mundy's Testimony (pdf)