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<title>North Carolina Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Center</title>
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<description>Ideas for articles, opinion pieces, columns, and other editorial features, as well as general newsletter questions, should be emailed to Russ Campbell, editor.
Press inquiries: For assistance, email Russ Campbell at rcampbell@bwfund.org or Lisa Rhoades at lrhoades@bwfund.org.
We prefer to receive correspondence by e-mail, but printed material may also be directed to:


SMT Center Newsletter

 c/o Russ Campbell

 21 T.W. Alexander Drive

 PO Box 13901

 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3901
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<title><![CDATA[Even in summer, STEM teachers keep learning]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=507]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[07/26/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Teachers in Wilson County were back in the classrooms recently studying new methods of teaching science and math.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[At the Science Channel, a STEM renaissance reaches the small screen]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=506]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[07/20/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Debbie Myers is bringing science to the masses.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Teacher gets kids engaged in math]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=504]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[07/04/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Maria Hernandez believes in 'student-led teaching.']]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[New survey shows disconnect on importance of STEM]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=505]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[06/28/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Dr. Houston discusses latest survey from the Public Agenda.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Science as a shaper of global diplomacy]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=503]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[06/27/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Science as a means of promoting diplomacy.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Brown University president says U.S. needs to retool math, science education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=501]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[06/09/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Ruth Simmons said that "radically different measures" are needed to educate U.S. students in STEM education.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[STEM equals economic growth for N.C. communities]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=502]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[06/07/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What should your community look like in 20 years?]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[ Students soar to success at  Science Olympiad, It's Elementary  tournament]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=500]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/27/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The second annual Science Olympiad, ItÃ¢ï¿½ï¿½s Elementary tournament was held at UNCC.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Today's students are tomorrow's workforce]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=496]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/24/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Business and education partnerships have a reciprocal relationship]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Business and education leaders discuss STEM]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=493]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/24/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Strategies that engage the mind.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[NASA veterans share STEM knowledge in Lumberton]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=495]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/24/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[NASA executives discuss STEM education with students in Lumberton.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Science Education May Not Be Rocket Science, Wieman Tells Senate]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=499]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/20/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The extent to which federal agencies should be involved in STEM education is a perennial issue.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Hot exhibits make science accessible, and lots of fun]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=494]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/17/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Today's hot exhibits are super-interactive, with health and environmental themes.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Travelers' tales: Students share powerful science stories from China trek]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=498]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/03/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Students discuss Beijing with Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Scaling the Great Wall: N.C. science students are rock stars in Beijing]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=497]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/03/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[N.C. students represent the U.S. at the Beijing Youth Science Creation Competition.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Partnership Award in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=484]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/29/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Kenan Fellows Program for Curriculum and Leadership Development]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Business and Industry Award in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=485]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/29/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Novozymes North America, Inc.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Champion of Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=486]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/29/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Bernard J. Arghiere]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[ Champion of Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=487]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/29/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Manley W. Midgett]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Outstanding Administrator Award in Science, Mathematics and Technology Education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=488]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/29/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Constance Cheston]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Outstanding Administrator Award in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=489]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/29/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Catherine Wallwork Horne]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Student Leadership Award in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=490]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/29/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Alex Revelle]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Outstanding K-8 Educator Award in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=491]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/29/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Beverly Owens]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Outstanding 9-16 Educator Award in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=492]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/29/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Tamica Stubbs]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[N.C. Science Olympiad Winners Announced]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=483]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/26/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The 35th N.C. Science Olympiad winners head to national tournament.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[NCSSM Hosts 32nd Annual Statewide High School Mathematics Competition]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=481]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/14/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Just like athletes, math students need to train, and to compete in order to be their best.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Science is gaining momentum in American schools]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=482]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/11/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[2010 Winners of NC Student Academy of Science competition announced]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=480]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/30/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The NCSAS announces the winners of its annual, statewide competition.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[NC Science and Engineering Fair Announces 2010 Winners]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=479]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/29/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[NC Science and Engineering Fair announces the winners of its 23rd annual competition]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Attracting Women to STEM]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=473]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/22/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Active recruiting and positive messaging can go a long way.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Science teachers meet to urge more funding]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=474]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/20/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[More than 10,000 teachers are in Philadelphia to try to persuade the nation that science is important.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[SMT Center Announces the 2010 Recipients of the SMT Center Awards]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=472]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/18/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Models of SMT excellence to be celebrated at the 2010 annual SMT Center gala.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[EPA-RTP Speakers Bureau]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=469]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/17/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The EPA's Speakers Bureau in Research Triangle Park is available to share the vast knowledge of EPA employees.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[2010 Sustainable Forestry Teachers' Academies]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=461]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/17/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Sustainable Forestry Teachers' Academy is a four-day program that focuses on forestry.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Prominent Scientist and Inventor to Address Students at State Science Competition]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=464]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/17/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Joe DeSimone will be the keynote speaker at the N.C. Student Academy of Science meeting.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Science for All People]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=467]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/17/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Join with others - trainined scientists and ordinary people interested in science - to "do science."]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[NC Science and Engineering Fair Competition Helps Prepare Students for Challenges of Global Economy]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=470]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/17/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Young scientists from across the state will gather at Meredith College in Raleigh on Sat., March 27.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[N.C. Students Represent the United States in Beijing]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=466]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/17/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[N.C. high school students present original research at the Beijing Youth Science Creation Competition.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[NC-MSEN Statewide Institutes for Teaching Excellence (SITE)]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=462]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/17/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[SITE are nine-day institutes that focus on the major themes in the NC Standard Course of Studying for Science.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[2010 Biotechnology Workshops for Educators]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=460]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/17/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This year's schedule of Biotechnology Workshops for Educators.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[One day, they could cure cancer]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=459]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/15/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Another kind of March Madness but this is for science fans.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Grades 3-5 Statewide Institutes for Teaching Excellence (SITE)]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=463]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/14/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[SITE 3-5 is a nine-day institutes that supports the four major themes in 3-5 science.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[K-2 Science SITE Institutes]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=465]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/14/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[K-2 Science Institutes focus on the major themes in the NC Standard Course of Study]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Seeing, wondering, theorizing, learning: Inquiry-based instruction with Kishia Moore]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=471]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/10/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[First-grade teacher Kishia Moore shares some of the strategies she uses to bring inquiry-based instruction into her classroom.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Innovation, America and Engineering: NAE Grand Challenges Summit]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=458]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/05/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Shortcomings in secondary education need to be addressed.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Five North Carolina Teachers Receive a $175,000 Career Boost]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=468]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[02/25/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Innovative award seeks to advance the careers of dedicated science and math teachers.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[The science of science education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=457]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[01/03/2010]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[More minority students need to be lured into the sciences. One program has been a resounding success.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Transforming Science Education in America]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=456]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[11/24/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[From biology to ecology to medicine, the biosciences are recognized globally as dynamic drivers of modern economic progress.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Obama, Industry Back Math, Science Education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=455]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[11/23/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[President Obama unveiled a campaign intended to promote STEM education among children.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[China Needn't Surpass U.S., Intel CTO Says]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=453]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[11/17/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Is China poised to take over technological innovation?]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Author Glenn Murphy]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=451]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[11/16/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Glenn Murphy is the author of several children's science books including "Why is Snot Green?"]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Triangle students advance in science contest]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=452]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[11/11/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Two Triangle high school students have each won $3,000 and a chance to compete for the country's most prestigious science prize.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Strong Stem Education:  An Imperative for the Future]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=450]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[11/11/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Highlights of the N.C. Science Summit]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[The Secret Life of Scientists]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=454]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[11/10/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA["The Secret Life of Scientists" is a brand-new NOVA series which shows what happens when the lab coats come off.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Students and Technology:  Gateway to the galaxy, in classrooms soon]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=448]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[11/09/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A theme of the N.C. Science Summit was using technology in the classroom.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Wired, Digital e-Learning]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=449]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[11/09/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In today's digitized world, bringing new technology in to classrooms and integrating it into core curriculum is very important.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Nominations for the 2010 SMT Center Awards]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=445]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/27/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Nominate an educator or student for an SMT Center Award.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Disney's Planet Challenge]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=441]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/27/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Disney's Planet Challenge gives fourth through sixth grade students the opportunity to make a difference in their surroundings.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Toyota TAPESTRY Grants for Science Teachers]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=444]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/27/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Grant opportunity for science educators.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Awards Program]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=443]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/27/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A competition that makes science fun and exciting.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Broad River Greenway]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=439]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/27/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Another in a series of features on environmental education centers in NC]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[The DuPont Challenge Science Essay Competition]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=438]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/27/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Write your way to a trip to the Kennedy Space Center]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=440]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/27/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Students can become agents of change to solve environmental problems.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Why We're Failing Math and Science]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=447]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/26/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The problem is well-known: The U.S. lags far behind performance at K-12 math and science courses.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[The library's future, with or without books]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=446]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/24/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The stereotypical library is dying.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Chemist Encourages Careers in Science]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=434]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/21/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chemistry professor shows how science applies to everyday life.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Biogen Idec Foundation Micro-Grants in Science Education Fund]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=433]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/20/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Triangle Community Foundation is now accepting proposals for science education.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=432]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/19/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Apply Today to Participate in the 2010 Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[N.C. math scores beat U.S. averages]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=437]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/15/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[North Carolina fourth- and eighth-graders scored better than the national average in math tests this year.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[ Getting Students Excited About a Life in the Bioscience]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=436]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/15/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The biotechnology industry says U.S. schools need to do a better job with bioscience education.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Spirit of Innovation Awards]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=442]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/15/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Teams of high school students create innovative products.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Virtual course growth very real]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=435]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/14/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[North Carolina's virtual high school is surging in popularity.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[NASA Mission to Mercury]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=431]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[09/27/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[On Sept 29, On September 29, NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft will fly by the planet Mercury. Be a part of the excitement.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Education board aims to groom 21st-century students]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=430]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[09/04/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The State Board of Education set out six goals for students and teachers.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA['The Calculus of Friendship']]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=429]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[08/27/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[For 30 years Steven Strogatz maintained an occasional correspondence with his high school calculus teacher, Don Joffray.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Science cafe helps make research accessible]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=428]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[08/11/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A scientist walks into a bar and starts talking about stem cells.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Teen takes prizes for environmental chemistry work]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=427]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[07/26/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Eileen Jang, 17, is recognized in the U.S. and abroad for her work with mercury in water.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Education and Learning in the 21st Century]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=425]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[07/15/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Investing at the intersection of education and digital media technology]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Why America is flunking science]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=424]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[07/13/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Don't just blame poor education for our nation's scientific illiteracy -- but our politics and pop culture]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Raleigh teacher receives national award]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=423]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[07/10/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Carol Swink Wooten has received the 2008 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Survey Shows Gap Between Scientists and the Public]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=422]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[07/10/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Survey reveals that many believe America is falling behind.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Bridging the Science Gap]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=421]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[07/10/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Whatever happened to the war on science?]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Scientist shortage? Maybe not]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=426]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[07/09/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The debate continues]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[NC STEM Community Collaborative Kicks off New Education Plan]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=420]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[07/02/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Creating STEM communities]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[The Harvest of Science Education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=418]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[06/30/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Jos Engelen read this speech as the Gemma Frisius Lecture for the Fryske Akademy.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Nurturing a love of math, sciences]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=419]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[06/26/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[STEM programs foster teachers who light a spark in young]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[How we can close the education gap?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=417]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[06/24/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Help youths excel in math, science fields]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Bringing Girls and Boys to Computer Science with 'Alice']]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=416]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[06/24/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Imaginary World Invisibly Teaches Kids to Program]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Go-Science teaches kids about solstice, sundials]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=415]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[06/22/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Go-Science is a local nonprofit organization established to bring informal science education programs to the public.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA['Mobilization' for Math and Science Education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=413]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[06/11/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Math and science education throughout the country must improve dramatically if America hopes to compete in the 21st century.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Science labs go mobile to bring tools, inspiration to students]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=414]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[06/09/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Mobile labs are active in at least 10 states.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Educating students for the unknown]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=411]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[06/08/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[2009 Science Summit discusses strategies to speed up the progress of education]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Celebrating SMT Excellence]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=410]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[06/08/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Third annual SMT Center celebration]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Classroom tech: Listen to the kids]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=409]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[06/08/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Mr. Friend is the director of Curriculum Pathways at SAS Institute.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Sam Houston discusses work of the SMT Center]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=408]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[06/07/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Local radio program converses with Dr. Houston.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Learning from Ireland]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=412]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[06/07/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Report on the impact of education on a nation's economy.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[DESTINY Traveling Science Learning Program]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=404]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[06/01/2009]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Looking for money for environmental education projects?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=407]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[06/01/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The NC Office of Environmental Education has a comprehensive list of opportunities.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Climate LIteracy: The Essential Principles of Climate Sciences]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=406]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[06/01/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Interested in resources to teach climate change?  NOAA has the resources.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Fuel Our Future Now resources for teachers]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=405]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[06/01/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Discover a web site full of resources designed to ignite imaginations to empower the next generation.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[The crisis in math, science]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=403]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/26/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Solomon Friedberg is a professor and chairman of the Mathematics Department at Boston College.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Students can get scholarships to Space Lab]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=402]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/19/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Scholarships available to students from western North Carolina.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Champions of Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Award]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=396]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/18/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This award recognizes individuals who provide extraordinary support of science, mathematics, and technology education in N.C.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Business and Industry Award in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=397]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/18/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Award recognizes a N.C. business whose support has strengthened SMT preK-12 education programs in formal or informal settings.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Outstanding Administrator Award in Science, Mathematics and Technology Education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=398]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/18/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This award recognizes a North Carolina K-16 education administrator who excels in fulfilling the mission of the SMT Center.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Partnership Award in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=399]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/18/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This award recognizes N.C. organizations whose innovative partnership supports the advancement of SMT education.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Student Leadership Award in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=400]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/18/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This award recognizes a North Carolina student who provides extraordinary support to SMT education.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Outstanding Educator Award in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=401]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/18/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This award recognizes a North Carolina K-16 educator who excels in fulfilling the mission of the SMT Center.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Meet Inspiring Women Scientists in this New Publication]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=344]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/11/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The AAAS journal, Science, has created a booklet for educators hoping to inspire girls to pursue careers in STEM fields.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Science Outside the Classroom]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=395]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/23/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Museum, web and media projects engage scientific thinking]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Bill Seeks to Increase STEM Instruction While Engaging Communities]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=394]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/17/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The focus of House Bill 1085 is to create a study commission on STEM innovation and community collaboration.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Science is failing to inspire some]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=392]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/10/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Prominent editor calls for overhaul of how disciplines are taught]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[To reinvent science education, he's enlisting all ages]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=393]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/05/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Former professor is building excitement in classrooms]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Science whizzes tackle the tough questions]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=391]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/28/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[To reach the N.C. Science and Engineering Fair, the students had to qualify at one of nine regional fairs held statewide.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[SMT Voices:  Bill Daggett]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=385]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/23/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Dr. Daggett is one of the nation's leading voices on education reform and improvement.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Many Experts, Many Audiences: Public Engagement with Science and Informal Science Education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=388]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/23/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This report seeks to define public engagement with science within an informal science education context.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Education chief eyes 'new era' in science teaching]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=389]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/21/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Friday he wants to launch a "new era" of science education in the United States.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Secretary Arne Duncan Speaks at the National Science Teachers Association Conference]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=390]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/20/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[America's economic security tomorrow is directly tied to the quality of education we provide today.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Second North Carolina Science Summit]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=383]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/18/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The second N.C. Science Summit conference kicks off in Cary April 19-20 --- and you'll want to be there to soak up latest ideas]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Young N.C. scientists launch onto international stage]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=384]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/17/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Four N.C. high school students won a statewide science competition and a chance to compete in the Beijing Youth Science Creation]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Teacher's secret: Energy and love]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=382]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/11/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[At a school that has struggled, she leads students to national science achievement.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Swimming Against the Tide]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=380]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[02/02/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Interview with the author on African American Girls and science educaiton.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[North Carolina Science Summit: Best Practices in STEM Education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=379]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[01/28/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This summit brings together the latest research and proven practices in STEM education.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[A wake-up call for science education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=377]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[01/12/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Now is the time to tackle the science education problem....]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Students' eyes are on the future]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=378]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[01/11/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Middle schoolers put their engineering skills to work building a model city of tomorrow.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Science fair projects open and build studentsâ€™ minds]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=376]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[01/01/2009]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Science fair projects present the results of studentsâ€™ experiments and research on chosen topics.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Wanted: More science and math teachers in the US]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=375]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[12/29/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[School officials hope financial and training incentives will help fill the need for 200,000 new teachers.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Tops in science]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=374]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[12/15/2008]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Another thing the Big Three drive: science education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=371]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[12/11/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Patricia Hersh is an assistant professor of mathematics at N.C. State University.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Science, math plan urges education improvement]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=373]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[12/10/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Some of the smartest people in Texas have come up with a plan to improve science and math education.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Minnesota students now world-class in math and science]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=372]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[12/10/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Students have made major progress in international rankings in the past 12 years.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[N.C. Science and Math students win national award]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=370]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[12/08/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Two students from the N.C. School of Science and Math won a national science competition today.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[YouTube's Lessons in Science]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=369]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[12/05/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Wired Science has already compiled many of the best lessons to be found online for science education.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Math and science students win honors]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=368]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[11/10/2008]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Chicago Schools Score Millions for Science Education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=367]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/23/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chicagoâ€™s mayor announced a multimillion dollar grant to pay for science education in the public schools.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Science education key to U.S. competitiveness]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=366]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/22/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Interview with John Glenn]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Education in North Carolina]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=364]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/10/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Nurturing the Next Generation of Leaders]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[MCNC Announces NC STEM Community Collaborative]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=365]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/10/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Providing support for communities who rely on a STEM workforce]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Testing That Matters and is Appropriate]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=363]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/06/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Education causes attract state foundationsâ€™ support]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=361]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[09/27/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Rate of giving outpaces national average 2-to-1]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[The case for science education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=360]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[09/25/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Lance Hartford is executive director of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Education Foundation.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Transforming science education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=359]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[09/22/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Margaret Lowman is director of Environmental Initiatives at New College of Florida.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[The Collaborative Project]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=356]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[09/18/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Improving educational opportunities for disadvantaged communities.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Challenging Conventional Wisdom on STEM Supply]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=358]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[09/17/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Is there a shortage of qualified STEM workers?]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Grading with Games: An Interview with James Paul Gee]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=355]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[09/15/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[An Arizona State University professor sees a bright future for video games in the learning process -- in and out of school.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Celebrating Academic Excellence]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=349]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[08/27/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[North Carolina science competitions play a key role in advancing science education]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA['One Laptop' Falls Short Of Education Goals]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=350]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[08/27/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[A Teacher on the Front Line as Faith and Science Clash]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=353]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[08/23/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Hands-On Change]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=357]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[08/18/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[LASER Institute provides an opportunity for districts to construct a science education plan.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[The right way to get kids excited about science, math]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=348]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[08/12/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Problems with math and science education are neither a lack of availability nor a lack of requirement.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Are we science-savvy enough to make informed decisions?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=347]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[08/12/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Seventy-six percent of Americans say presidential candidates should make improving science education a national priority.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Gender Not a Factor in Math Scores]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=346]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[08/01/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Study squashes gender difference, but cites concerns with assessment of math skills.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Lending Education a Hand]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=345]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[07/31/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The 2008 LASER Institute gathered 14 N.C. school districts to develop strategic science education plans.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Science camp sparks interest in kids]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=343]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[06/24/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The U.S. House voted to boost funding for science agencies by $330 million.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[At soundSpace, children can be seen and heard]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=342]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[06/18/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Durham's Museum of Life and Science's new exhibit turns up the volume to 11]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Lessons in Life (Science)]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=341]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[06/16/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Trying to get my students excited about biology is no easy task. Putting things in perspective helps.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Revenge of the Nerdette]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=340]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[06/16/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As geeks become chic in all levels of society, an unlikely subset is starting to roar.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Web opens up science school]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=339]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[06/05/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Move fights shortage of qualified teachers]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Put a Little Science in Your Life]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=338]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[06/01/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[NC Science Olympiad Summer Camps]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=336]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/27/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Looking for a fun summer camp?  Here's a great opportunity.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Can competitions raise 'cool' factor of math, science?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=335]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/17/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Math bees and science smackdowns for teen brainiacs are on the rise.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Celebrating Science, Mathematics, and Technology]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=333]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/07/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[An evening to say thank you to the best and the brightest]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Attention North Carolina high school Earth Science and Astronomy teachers]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=332]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/05/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Public Field Trip to the Rachel Carson Reserve Boardwalk]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=331]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/05/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Enjoy a tour of the Rachel Carson National Estuarine Research Reserve]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Partnership Award in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=323]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/01/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Recognizing the Technology Committee of the Granville Education Foundation]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Outstanding Educator in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education Award]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=324]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/01/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Recognizing Dr. Myra Halpin]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Partnership Award in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=325]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/01/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Recognizing Shodor]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Student Leadership Award in Science, Mathematics, and Technology Education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=326]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/01/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Recognizing Adam Meyer]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Presidential Award]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=328]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/01/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Recognizing the contributions of Queta Bond]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Champion of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education Award]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=321]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/30/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Recognizing Don Cline]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Business and Industry Award in Science, Mathematics and Technology Education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=322]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/30/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Recognizing GlaxoSmithKline]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[A Nation at a Loss]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=329]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/25/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The 25th anniversary of "A Nation at Risk" provides an opportunity to check progress in education]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Don't mix science, religion]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=320]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/24/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[SMT Center Videos]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=327]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/19/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Interview with Governor Jim Hunt]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=319]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/15/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Jim Hunt is a nationally recognized leader in education and has led his state through twenty years of dramatic economic change.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Blue Ribbon Commission Final Report Wins Favorable Response]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=318]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/14/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Blue Ribbon Commission on Testing and Accountability has completed the task set before them last May by the N.C. State BOE.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Learning from Singapore]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=317]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/14/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A delegation went to Singapore to see what practices and policies North Carolina can adopt from this Asian country.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Panel Finds Faults in America's Math System]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=316]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/13/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A presidential panel today said America's math education system is "broken."]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[School sets session on expansion plans]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=312]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/13/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Triangle Briefs]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Durham teen wins 'junior Nobel Prize']]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=313]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/12/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Shivani Sud was awarded a $100,000 college scholarship during a ceremony for her research to improve colon cancer treatment.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Future Scientists Gather at Meredith College for the NorthCarolina State Science Fair]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=314]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/11/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Wasted talents]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=311]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/10/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[State educators aren't keeping a close enough eye on gifted-student programs. That's a problem in a competitive world.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Gold star]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=315]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/05/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Kimberly Jackson Recently won the Delta Education Award for Excellence in Inquiry-Based Science Teaching.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Va. Does the Math, Boosts Efforts]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=310]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[02/26/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Focus on Technical Education Aims at Careers, Economy]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Bringing science, math to life for students]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=309]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[02/26/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The current system of math and science education must be reformed.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[No place to cut]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=307]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[02/21/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Basic research in the physical sciences helps build a foundation.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[N.C. raises bet on biotech jobs]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=308]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[02/21/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Biotech center aims to lure bright minds, ambitious companies]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Students seek to build winning robot]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=306]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[02/19/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[a group made up mostly of Green Hope High School students and computer programmers attempt to build a robot.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Computational Chemistry: From the Minors to the Majors]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=305]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[02/07/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Comparing American Students With Those in China and India]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=304]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[01/31/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Americans watch Grey's Anatomy while their international peers study longer hours]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Student in Durham is finalist for big prize]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=303]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[01/31/2008]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[National competition is for 'junior Nobel.']]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Nomination Period Open for Class of 2010 Kenan Fellows]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=289]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[12/18/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. has a lot of ground to make up in math, science education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=293]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[12/16/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Science CafÃ©s Tap Nation's Fascination With Research and Discoveries]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=302]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[12/15/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Hendersonville student wins NASA competition]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=301]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[12/14/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Let's match rhetoric with reality on science funding]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=299]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[12/14/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Congressional Democrats must lead the way for nation]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Rising Above "The Gathering Storm"]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=298]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[12/14/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[First-graders get biology buddies]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=297]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[12/14/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[High schoolers help younger students along.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. student scores grim]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=294]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[12/10/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Experts: Don't mix science, religion]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=292]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[12/08/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[National school science conference in Birmingham teaches teachers about motivating students]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=291]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[12/07/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. Teens Trail Peers Around World on Math-Science Test]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=288]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[12/05/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The scores from the 2006 PISA showed that U.S. 15-year-olds trailed their peers from many industrialized countries.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Mobile labs bring biotechnology to science students]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=290]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[12/05/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Wake students 2nd in competition]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=296]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[12/04/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Three Enloe High students win a scholarship in a top science competition.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Students get taste of science celebrity]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=295]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[11/30/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Enloe students win science prize]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=287]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[11/04/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Three high school students from Raleigh took home the team prize in the regional final of the Siemens Competition.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Scientists are scaring up ways to attack irrational fears]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=286]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/31/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Part of secret lies deep in your brain]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[It's time to make science a priority in schools]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=285]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/28/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[High-tech executives have been warning for years that America is not turning out enough scientists and engineers to compete.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Students need science, math mentors]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=282]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/24/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Collaboration between business and education is critical to providing students with real life experience.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Kids Wildlife Art Competition:  looking for hidden talent]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=279]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/22/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Wildlife in North Carolina Magazine and the N.C. Museum of Art are searching for the state's finest young wildlife artists.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[WCU math, science program plans Junior Solar Sprint competition]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=283]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/20/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Middle school students across the state building solar-powered vehicles.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[A Call to Action]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=272]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/19/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A new commission will address issues of testing and accountability]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Why teaching science is crucial]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=284]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/17/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Commentary by Michael Rosbash]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Study on math, science education should strike fear in our hearts]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=281]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/17/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A study by the Public Agenda research organization should strike fear in our hearts.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Assessing What Students Need to Know]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=276]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/15/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Times have changed and so have the questions that need to be asked.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Making the Grade]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=278]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/12/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A cadre of educators like Wieman are determined to develop strategies to get science education where it needs to go.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[America, we have a problem]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=277]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/12/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Norman R. Augustine was the chair of the committee that wrote "Rising Above the Gathering Storm."]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Calling All Girls]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=268]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/05/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[16th Annual Expanding Your Horizon Career Conference for Seventh grade girls]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Student Field Trip Grant Program]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=269]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/05/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Funds available for field trips.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Science Olympiad Coaches Clinic]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=271]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/05/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you are interested in starting or strengthening a Science Olympiad team, here's an opportunity you don't want to miss.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[NC Biotechnology Center's Mini-Grant Program]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=275]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/05/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Sputnik heralded space race, focus on learning]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=274]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/05/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It's tempting to believe that before Sputnik, the USA's math and science education system was moribund, but historians disagree.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[LASER Institute Takes on North Carolina]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=267]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/04/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[LASER Institute helps prepare N.C. school districts for science education reform.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Inaugural SMT Awards Accepting Nominations]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=270]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/03/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Official recognition for accomplished individuals and organizations who have worked to advance SMT education in N.C.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Now he's building middle-school brains]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=265]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/01/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[After leaving construction business, Orange teacher Steve Wright helps fill need in science.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[City's science-education experiment gets repeat]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=264]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/01/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Chicago Way is getting a lesson in the scientific method.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Reading, math scores edge up]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=263]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[09/26/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[N.C. saw a slight improvement in its average reading and math scores, the latest results of the NAEP show.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[How to get kids interested in science]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=262]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[09/26/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The author looks at reasons why students choose not to pursue science.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[When Science Suddenly Mattered, in Space and in Class]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=266]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[09/25/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Bloggers to talk science]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=261]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[09/24/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This will be the second annual North Carolina Science Blogging Conference, and it's scheduled for Jan. 19 in RTP.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Show kids nature's wonders]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=260]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[09/24/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences hopes prodding parents will pry children from television.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Science test new hurdle for promotion]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=259]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[08/22/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[New U.S. science education plan approved]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=255]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[08/13/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Report recommends beefing up math and science education.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Dropouts]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=257]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[08/11/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Snail supply all dried up]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=256]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[08/11/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Focus on Math and Science Incentives]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=254]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[08/10/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Understanding evolution is crucial to debate]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=253]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[08/10/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Science Bill Ready for Passage]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=252]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[08/02/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Compromise reached on authorizing increased research spending and new education programs.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Math adds up to better grades]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=251]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[07/29/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[High school classes help students in college science, study finds]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[High school math pays off with higher science grades]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=250]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[07/29/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Students who had more math courses in high school did better in all types of science once they got to college, researchers say.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Easley authorizes $114 million for education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=249]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[07/20/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Gov. Mike Easley ordered state educators today to spend up to $114 million so they can prepare for an influx of students.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Jackson Clarion LedgerScience teachers busy learning what to teach]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=248]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[06/28/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The theme is "from conceptual understanding to exemplary practice in science education."]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[HHMI Grants Connect Research Institutions with Local Schools]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=246]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[06/22/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[An initiative by HHMI aims to close the gap between research institutions and their local communities.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Leadership Opportunity for Science Educators]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=244]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[06/21/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The N. C. Science Leadership Association sponsors an initiative to foster the development of science education leaders.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[ScienceFIRST -- Future Innovations:  Redefining Society and Technology]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=243]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[06/20/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ScienceFIRST will bring highly-acclaimed speakers to Charlotte.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Sights and sounds of science]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=241]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[06/17/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Museums underscore connections between art and nature.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Carolina Biological marks 80 years]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=245]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[06/17/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Every science teacher in the country knows where to call for butterfly eggs, frogs and fruit flies.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[UNC knits a Web]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=247]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[06/13/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA['Today's a turtle day']]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=242]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[06/13/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Prospects delight dogs, campers alike]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[North Carolina Students Awarded at the International Science and Engineering Fair]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=240]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[06/04/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Program praised for shaping students]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=237]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/29/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Teens say Purdue's science initiative helped them to excel and inspired career goals]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Science and math key to Toledo's future]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=236]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/22/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Professionals in STEMM fields can become involved in our area schools by serving as role models.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[The wrecking of British science]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=235]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/22/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Without first-class science graduates, how will we understand and deal with the crises caused by global warming, asks Kroto.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Todd's Blog]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=234]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/21/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Morehead Planetarium and Science Center Director Todd Boyette blogged about his recent trip to a Beijing science competition.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. Rep.: Best Jobs May Soon Be Found Overseas]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=233]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/15/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Congressman Bart Gordon lambasted the education system for not giving sstudents the solid grounding in SMT.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Zoological park opens in Triad]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=232]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/15/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Animal Discovery Zoological Park, will officially open its doors to the public.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[What in the World]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=223]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/09/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A new report from the Public School Forum looks at global competitiveness in North Carolina.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[SMT Voices:  Edgar Murphy]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=231]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/09/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Mr. Murphy discussed the recent report "Tough Choices or Tough Times."]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[SMT Center Celebrates SMT Achievement]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=230]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/09/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Inaugural celebration shines the spotlight on some of the best and brightest North Carolina has to offer.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Science adventures for students]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=226]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/04/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Have a long, hot summer ahead?  Fill it with fun at various science camps.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Science Camp for 6th - 9th graders]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=225]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/04/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Looking for a science camp this summer?  Here's a good option.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Educators spar over requirements]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=224]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/02/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A panel's plan to drop high-school foreign language requirement draws opposition.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Community Assets:  North Carolina Environmental Education Centers]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=220]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/01/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Local environmental centers offer a variety of programs and educational opportunities.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Recipe for Disaster]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=221]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/01/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA["Cookbook" lessons in biology class offer little for learning.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Outdoors the new in place to learn]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=219]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/30/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This is a great time to go outdoors and turn our attention toward making learning more meaningful and fun for all kids.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Enloe senior wins state math contest]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=216]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/25/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Triangle students had strong showings in the 2007 N.C. State High School Mathematics contest this month.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Science education makes a hard landing]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=217]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/24/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[North Carolina Science Olympiad attracts students from across the state for bottle rocket challenge]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[The lifelong science museum]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=212]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/15/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Director's new vision in durham]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Wanted: more U.S. science students]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=214]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/11/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Recent trends show a need for more science teachers and professionals and better test scores.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Young Scientists]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=215]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/10/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Economic-development leaders have big hopes that North Carolina will draw biotechnology companies that spur the economy.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Math, science school here?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=213]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/05/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Education expert says it may be more viable than UNC-Hickory.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Student taking geography to next level]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=211]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/01/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A Daniels Middle School student will represent North Carolina at the National Geographic Bee in May.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Girls see women fit in jobs using math]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=218]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/29/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Program helps 8th-graders learn from women in 'fun' jobs.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[What adds up]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=210]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/26/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Should North Carolina pay a higher salary to much-needed math and science teachers?]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Summer 2007 Biotechnology Workshops for Educators]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=209]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/15/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Gates says U.S. should import best, brightest]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=208]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/09/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[He also said the U.S. should double the number of its math and science graduates by 2015.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Bill Gates: Remove Limits on H1-B Visas]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=204]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/08/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Gates also called on lawmakers to give more resources and attention to improving the teaching of math and science...]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[AAAS Leadership in Science Education Prize For High School Teachers]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=201]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/02/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[AAAS has announced a new prize for high school teachers.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Learning to compete in a new world]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=200]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/01/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Students are learning to be globally competitive.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[GSK sets up $1M endowment for science teachers]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=206]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[02/22/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Improving the quality of science education in schools across the country by providing financial assistance to science teachers.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Failings of Science Education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=202]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[02/20/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Papers at AAAS identify failings of computer science, undergrad instruction and belief systems in the United States.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Computer science trouble lies in education, not jobs, Stanford professor says]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=207]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[02/19/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Lack of workers is the real problem.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Mobile lab provides hands-on experience]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=205]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[02/16/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[For a lot of schoolchildren, a bus represents little more than a way to get to and from school.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Lawmakers Query Bush Budget for Science Education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=203]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[02/15/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The real action on the federal budget usually doesnâ€™t get going each year until the spring...]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Want to send a kid to camp?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=199]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[02/13/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you are looking for summer science camps, here's a good place to start.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Courses may speed spread of Chinese]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=198]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[02/12/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Shifting global economy draws more students to the complex language]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Project Suc-SEED application available]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=190]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[02/09/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Rising high school juniors and seniors - looking for a paid internship in chemistry?]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Burroughs Wellcome Fund grant opportunity]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=197]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[02/09/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Grant opportunities are available for nonprofits serving middle or high school students.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[CLIMBE offers research opportunity for 8th-12th grade students.]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=195]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[02/07/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Spend a week this summer involved in research in/around Mt. Mitchell.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Research Experience in Chemistry, Astronomy and Physics (RECAP)]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=194]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[02/07/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[New opportunity for motivated and talented North Carolina high school science students.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Higher bar to graduate will trip up many students]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=193]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[02/06/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[High school just got harder in North Carolina.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Team upholds state Science Bowl title]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=192]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[01/28/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Focus on speed gives East Chapel Hill edge.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[The State We're In: Science, Citizenship & the Effects of Environmental Toxins in NC]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=191]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[01/23/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Explorations in Computational Chemistry]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=189]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[01/19/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A workshop via videoconference on computational chemistry.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[On-Line Distance Learning Course for Earth and Environmental Science Teachers]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=187]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[01/18/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Learn more about a free on-line course in earth and environmental science.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[From the Seafloor to the Space Station]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=188]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[01/18/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Listen to the first-ever call between a deep-ocean submerine and astronauts on the International Space Station.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Study: Broaden education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=185]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[01/18/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Schools neglect high achievers, forum argues.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[8th Grade Science Now Workshop]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=186]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[01/18/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Teachers, this summer get the support you need to develop inquiry-based science classes for 8th grade.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[NCLB and the Competitiveness Agenda]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=183]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[01/15/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[American Schools have spent the last five years under the spotlight of No Child Left Behind (NCLB).]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Be Smart.  Buy Smart.  Know Your Choices!]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=196]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[01/07/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you want to make smart environmental choices about what you buy, here's a resource for you.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Buxton Named Deputy State Superintendent of Public Instruction]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=181]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[01/05/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Easley adviser selected for education post]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[The magic frontier]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=184]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[01/03/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The nation's space program ought not to need any help promoting its dreams of exploration to a coming generation...]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[North Carolina Science Blogging Conference]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=180]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[01/03/2007]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Join others in NC and beyond interested in science communication.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Another Stab at Science Education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=182]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[12/28/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Dramatic change is needed in teaching students science and mathematics.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Achieving through informal science experience]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=169]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[12/22/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[How Informal Science Experiences Improve Student Interest and Achievement in Science]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Science to Go]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=179]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[12/22/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Podcast make learning science a kinetic experience.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Developing High Quality Science Education Programs with LASER]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=171]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[12/12/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Strategic Science Leadership and Planning Institute Scheduled for N.C. Schools]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[The Need for Another Sputnik]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=176]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[12/11/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Importance of SMT is not getting through to the public.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Concern for Physics Enrollment]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=178]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[12/11/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Concern for lagging high school physics enrollment has many looking for solutions.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Grants for Biotechnology Education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=175]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[12/08/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Minigrants from the NC Biotechnology Center are available for biotechnology education.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Standing up for science]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=168]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[12/05/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[... if we do not act to strengthen science education in the United States, our nation will lose our competitive edge in science.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Kenan Fellows Program Goes Statewide]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=170]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[12/05/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Kenan Fellows Program is coordinating the rollout of its statewide expansion.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Second Annual National DNA Day High School Essay Contest]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=172]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[12/05/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[How will genetic research impact our future?  If you have an idea, share it in this essay contest.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Teachers Have a New Resource to Help Spark Interest in Atmospheric Science]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=173]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[12/05/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Discover what it is like to fly in a hurricane hunter plane or to do research at sea through these new children's books.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Science Teacher Internships at Lawrence Livermore Labs]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=174]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[12/05/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you have ever wanted a high level research experience, now is your chance.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Teens get a science prize]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=167]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[12/05/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A pair of North Carolina teenagers won third place Monday in one of the nation's premier high school science competitions.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Teen research team vies for national science prize]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=166]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[11/28/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Most people would look inside the vials Nicholas Tang works with and see little more than a thick, clear liquid.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Back to the Basics on Science Education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=165]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[11/21/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The best approach to teaching science is to understand not education, but the scientific method, according to Carl Wieman.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Educator: Hands-on method effective]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=164]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[11/07/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Students should be encouraged to tackle science like a sport...]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[2 schools to start high-tech programs]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=163]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[11/06/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Hillside, Southern selected for grants.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[He lets students teach themselves]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=162]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/26/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Charlotte physics teacher wins honor.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Dr, Sam Houston:  Teacher's Advocate at the SMT Center]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=145]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/12/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The way Sam Houston talks about teachers might well make the sternest of educators go weak in the knees.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Teaching lessons]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=161]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/12/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Stiff competition to fill teaching positions demands that school districts not allow growth to deteriorate working conditions.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Equation changing for math teachers]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=160]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/12/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA['Old school' drills could make a comeback; guidelines say students need to work on basics]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[DonorsChoose.org Provides Funding for N.C. Teachers]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=156]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/09/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Website allows donors to fund classroom projects.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Imagining the Future of Schooling]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=158]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/09/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The old model for schools no long serve our students.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Eggs Aloft!]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=147]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/06/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Team America Rocketry Challenge is looking for students to build a rocket with an egg as passenger.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Halloween Sarari]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=148]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/06/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Enjoy Halloween outdoor style with the Halloween Sarari at Piedmont Environmental Center.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Education summit concludes students must compete globally]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=134]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/06/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Changes must be made in the way today's students are educated in order for them to compete in a global economy.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Computational Chemistry Comes to North Carolina]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=141]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/06/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Free access to a chemistry computational lab for N.C. students and teachers.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Golf Tournament Supports SMT Center]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=142]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/06/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Technology on the Tee raised more than $2000 for the SMT Center.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Reaching Out]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=143]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/06/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Scientists in the classroom can be a valuable educational tool.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship opportunity]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=146]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/06/2006]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Amphibian Identification Workshop]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=149]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/05/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Ever wonder what exactly was crawling through the yard? Here's your chance to get the answers.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[New and Expanded Gem and Mineral Display at the NC Museum of Natural Science]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=150]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/05/2006]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) Volunteers Needed]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=151]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/05/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Expanding Your Horizons Conference gives middle school girls an opportunity to experience science in a fun environment.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Top Ten Tips for Using a Scientist in Your Classroom]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=144]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/05/2006]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Recovery of a Barrier Island: Masonboro Island 10 Years After Fran]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=152]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/05/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Calling All Bird Watchers!]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=153]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/05/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The NC Birding Trail wants to know what birds you have seen in your backyard or along the trail.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Grants available from NC Beautiful for K-12 teachers]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=159]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/05/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Teachers can receive grants up to $1,000 to support environmental education.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Bowles boosts teacher education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=154]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[10/02/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Bowles announces plan to recruit and retain math teachers in Guilford County.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[State may raise bar on math scores]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=140]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[09/15/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[N.C. students are performing well, maybe it's time to up the ante.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Math teachers take 180-degree turn]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=139]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[09/13/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics urged that math teaching in kindergarten through 8th grade focus on basic skills]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[How to get along with the teacher]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=138]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[08/30/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Start developing a good working relationship now, parents and teachers agree.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Tar Heels in Asia]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=124]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[08/28/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Placing science competitions in the context of cross-cultural exchange, North Carolina students will be rewarded.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Are there enough teachers?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=136]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[08/28/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Why do many Ohio school districts feel they must compete to fill certain teaching staff positions?]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Right to learn]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=135]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[08/11/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A judge puts in proper perspective what happens when schools fail to teach -- while he puts principals on the hot seat.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Schools' slipping science]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=133]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[08/10/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The nation received disappointing news this spring on the state of student achievement in science.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Teachers Head Back to Classroom as Students]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=132]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[08/10/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Some N.C. teachers are getting ready to learn how to improve science education in their schools.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Creatures of the Night/ Night Sky Program]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=131]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[08/01/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Enjoy the summer sky with a night at Mt. Jefferson State Park.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Celebrate environmental education in the NC Sandhills]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=122]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[08/01/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Renew your sense of wonder with environmental educators of North Carolina at the Annual EENC Conference]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Inquiring Minds Want to Know]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=119]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[07/31/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Students take the initiative to learn and ask questions and build on scientific thinking.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Learning from India]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=120]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[07/31/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Delegation from N.C. looks at India's SMT education.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Providing knowledge, talent, and skills to succeed]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=121]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[07/31/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Governor Easley's education agenda is a step in the right direction.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Intel Head Discusses SMT Education at Education Writers Conference]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=130]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[07/31/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Education Writers Conference focuses on SMT]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Not acceptable on tests]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=128]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[07/29/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Several N.C. high schools fail to improve and now face sanctions.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Some lagging schools can offer tutoring first]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=129]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[07/28/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Collaborative effort lends hand in math, science education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=127]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[07/24/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Southington Science and Math Initiative provides hands-on science experience.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Math-science academy for Alabama teachers set for Jacksonville]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=126]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[07/24/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Campaign aimed at improving math and science education in Alabama shifts to Jacksonville where  teachers will receive training]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Physics Course for Teachers]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=123]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[07/19/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Introductory Calculus-based Physics for Teachers - Electricty & Magnetism]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Lake Waccamaw/Green Swamp Trek]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=98]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[07/15/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Explore some of NC's wild places this summer.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Budget smarts]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=118]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[07/10/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A state budget heavy on education is the smartest incentive for economic development that North Carolina can offer.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Hope in schools]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=117]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[07/07/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Pressure from a state judge to improve several North Carolina high schools may result in better teachers and brighter futures]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese medicine for U.S. schools]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=116]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[07/07/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The blunt fact is that many young Chinese receive a better elementary and high school education than Americans do.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[The Disappearing Chinese Engineers]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=115]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[07/05/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Numbers, though oft repeated, are no longer embraced by the National Academies.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[On the path to math & science]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=113]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[06/29/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Reports show American students lag behind their peers when it comes to pursuing and excelling in math and science.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Forum set on math skills]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=111]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[06/29/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Worried that U.S. students' math skills are slipping, Bush ordered that a National Mathematics Advisory Panel form this summer.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Math hints at cultural thought patterns]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=112]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[06/27/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Things add up differently for native English speakers compared with people who learned Chinese as a first language.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[NC State Gets $1.5 Million Grant to Improve Science Education from Howard Hughes Medical Institute]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=110]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[06/14/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[NCSU has landed a $1.5 million grant to improve science education.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Grab your Clubs and Head for the Links to Support Science and Math Education in North Carolina!]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=109]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[06/06/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Join other golfers in support of science and math education at the Inaugural Park Guide charity golf tournament.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Science Test]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=107]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/30/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A close look at the latest national test scores shows that reading and math standards pay off.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Early education key to scientific career choice]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=106]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/30/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Teenage career preferences are a more reliable indicator than mathematical aptitude for predicting student career choices.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Reality Check]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=102]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/29/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The importance of communicating the need for better SMT education.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Young NC Students Make Science Gains, Older Peers Don't]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=104]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/25/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[North Carolina fourth-graders made slight gains in science.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Tuning Into SMT Education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=103]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/25/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A recent meeting looked at distance learning in N.C.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[National test shows N.C. science scores stagnant]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=101]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/25/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[North Carolina education leaders say that science needs to be emphasized more.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[North Carolina Delegation to Beijing Experiences Benefits of Science and Education Collaboration]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=89]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/24/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A recount of three of the delegation's activities in Beijing and three realizations.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Head for the links to support science and math education in N.C.]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=105]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/24/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Inaugural Park Guide charity golf tournament to support North Carolina participation in international science competition.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Ohio State, research group launch effort to improve science education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=100]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/23/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Improving science, technology, engineering and mathematics education in Ohio.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Support effort to beef up U.S. science, technology edge]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=99]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/22/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Commentary by Samuel Bodman, secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[MSEN teams win 17 medals]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=96]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/16/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Student members of MSEN from Stanford and Stanback middle schools recently competed in a contest at N.C. State University.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[NC Teachers Win National Science Award]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=90]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/15/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Three North Carolina teachers were honored recently for their excellence in teaching math and science.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[How People Learn Workshop]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=86]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/10/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Program seeks to understand how people learn.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Summer Workshop for STEM Teachers of Grade 6-12]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=94]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/10/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Teachers participating in this workshop will better understand the physical world through the use of computer modeling.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Statewide Science Initiative Seeks Excellence in Science Education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=95]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/10/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[NC-MSEN seeks to strengthen quality of science instruction.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Parents: our kids don't need no science education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=92]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/10/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[...it's laughable that parents don't think math or science is important to their children's future.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[NSF's role in K-12 education is explored at House Science Committee]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=91]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/08/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The National Science Foundation should remain a key player in K-12 math and science education, according to educators.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Will this be the next must-have toy to hit the toystores?]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=82]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/06/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Sally Ride Science's TOYchallenge will show off toy and game designs created by young people.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Less fun, more science]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=88]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[05/01/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A new international study provides some insight as to why U.S. students so badly trail their peers in science.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. willingness to change will decide our stake in innovation]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=85]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/24/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[President Bush is now challenging America to again be the world's innovation leader.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Bush Promotes Math, Science Education As Crucial for Jobs]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=84]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/21/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[President Bush told Montgomery County students yesterday that math and science are "cool subjects."]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[WCU to offer nine-day institute for elementary science teachers]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=83]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/21/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Center for Mathematics and Science Education at WCU will hold a nine-day institute for science teachers.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[First Siemens Teacher Scholarships Awarded]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=66]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/18/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Program aims to encourage minority students to become teachers]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[First Siemens Teacher Scholarships Awarded]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=67]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/18/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Program aims to encourage minority students to become teachers]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Northwest students showcase projects in Beijing]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=65]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/17/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The competition, held in China March 21-28, featured projects by students from several nations.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Northwest students showcase projects in Beijing]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=64]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/17/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The competition, held in China March 21-28, featured projects by students from several nations.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Opportunity for High School Science Students this Summer]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=62]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/12/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[RECAP seeks sophomores and juniors to do challenging scientific research this summer.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Eager to Tell the Stories of Science, a Biologist Evolves]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=61]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/11/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Randy Olson's new film challenges scientists to get off their collective high horse and make their case for evolution.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Big Bucks For Science Education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=60]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/10/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Howard Hughes Medical Institute gives 20 professors $1 million each for science education projects]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Seeing science up close]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=59]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/03/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Feature on Teachers and Scientists Collaborating.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Real fixes for science, math education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=58]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/03/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Many agree students need SMT education, the arguments is how do they get it.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[A way to go with science education (Editorial)]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=57]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[04/03/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A standardized science test indicates that Indiana students need more science instruction.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Photonic Leaders Program: Summer Science and Technology Opportunity]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=53]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/29/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you are a rising 11th grader interested in research opportunities, this is for you.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Learning Without Schooling--Science Education Outside the Classroom]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=54]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/29/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Next Wave profiles two scientists who made the transition from researcher to science educator.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[The Naturalist's Corner]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=55]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/29/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Burroughs Wellcome Fund has renewed its commitment to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park's science program.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Editorial: Challenge young people with third year of math, science education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=52]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/28/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Greater emphasis on math and science in our schools will ensure that the U.S. won't have to look elsewhere for the best minds.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Excellence in Grades 3-5 Science Teaching]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=51]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/24/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Join other teachers to develop outstanding science curriculum.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Rocket propels student to China]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=49]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/23/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Asheville High School junior Drew Rowland is flying to Beijing this month with his hydrogen peroxide-powered rocket engine.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Role of the SMT Education Center]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=4]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/20/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What is the SMT Center?]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[North Carolina Students to Present Science Projects in China]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=43]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/20/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[N.C. delegation to represent U.S. in Beijing science competition.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Elementary Science Education in North Carolina]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=40]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/20/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Challenges of elementary science education in N.C.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Role Call:  Teachers Needed]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=24]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/17/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Public and private sectors need to get involve to solve the problem of teacher shortage.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[DESTINY Bus Brings Science to UP Students]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=48]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/17/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Biology students at Union Pines High School had a date with DESTINY.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Learning In India]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=47]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/09/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The U.S. position as a superpower faces serious competition from countries a mouse click away or rather thousands of miles.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Math and Science Scores]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=46]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/08/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A special report on America's efforts to improve math and science in schools.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Panel: Competitiveness Falls Without Qualified Teachers]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=42]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[03/02/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Funding math and science teacher recruitment and training programs at the earliest education levels is imperative.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics & Science Teaching]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=39]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[02/28/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Do you know an outstanding K-6 science or math teacher who deserves recognition?]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Teach for America (Editorial)]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=37]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[02/27/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Editorial addresses the teacher shortage problem.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA["Saving the Places You Love" Student Photo Contest]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=36]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[02/23/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Show off your photography skills while showcasing the natural beauty of N.C.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Social studies moves to back of the class]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=34]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[02/22/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A national movement to improve math and reading skills among children has put social studies lessons at risk.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Teaching is the sum of skills]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=33]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[02/21/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Lisa Wilson Carboni is director of teacher education in Duke University's Program in Education.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Investing in intelligence now politically popular]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=32]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[02/21/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The cultivation of U.S. brainpower is hot.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Science education lacks a good narrative]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=31]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[02/21/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There is a good story behind science, but no one is telling it in American classrooms.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Partnering with community groups improves K-12 science education]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=29]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[02/21/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The recent revolution in the life sciences has created new challenges for educa]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Chemistry computer to help N.C. high school students, teachers]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=7]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[02/15/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Computer server helps high school students and teachers with chemistry calculations.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Grant Money Available to NC Science, Math and Tech Teachers]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=13]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[02/15/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[DonorsChoose.org funds public school teacher submitted proposals focused on mathematics, science, and technology.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Great resource for physics teachers or students]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=15]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[02/15/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you are looking for an interactive Web site on physics, here's a good place to look.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[SMT Education in North Carolina]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=28]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[02/15/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What is the state of SMT education in North Carolina?]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Ohio Board Undoes Stand on Evolution]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=27]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[02/15/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Ohio Board of Education voted to toss out a mandate that 10th-grade biology classes include critical analysis of evolution..]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Prospects Bright for Bush's Competitiveness Plan]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=26]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[02/12/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The initiative, which is winning bipartisan support, calls for federal investment in math and science education and research.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Ad pushes math and science education for U.S. students]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=25]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[02/08/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA["Where in the world will the next big idea come from?"]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Bush says education effort 'lousy']]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=23]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[02/04/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[President Bush yesterday said America is doing a "lousy" job of educating junior high school students...]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. Innovation Lead At Risk]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=22]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[02/03/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Report released asserting U.S. leadership in manufacturing innovation is at risk.]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Teachers welcome, question Bush's $380 million initiative]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=21]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[02/02/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[...a lackluster performance in math and science in schools and colleges threatens the nation's competitive edge....]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Bush Says Math, Science Economic Tools]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=18]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[02/01/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[President Bush, heeding dire talk about U.S. science and math, on Tuesday proposed more research and advanced courses in both]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Statement of AASA Executive Director Paul Houston on President Bush's State of the Union Address]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=20]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[02/01/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The following is a statement of AASA Executive Director Paul Houston on President Bush's State of the Union Address]]></description></item>
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<title><![CDATA[Science education demands new approach]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ncsmt.org/newsletter.php?action=Detail&id=2]]></link>
<pubDate><![CDATA[01/19/2006]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Sustained and creative efforts could – and must – strengthen science education in the United States,]]></description></item>
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