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Actions Needed Throughout U.S. Education System to Scale Up Promising Innovations That Can Improve STEM Education
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Federal agencies, states, and school districts should develop robust methods to expand the use of promising innovations that can improve STEM education from pre-K through high school.
Gulf Research Program Awards $2 Million for Empowering K-8 Youth Through Place-Based Education Projects and Programs
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The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine today announced awards totaling $2 million to support eight projects that engage children and youth in place-based educational activities to foster the development of scientific and environmental skills that are critical to solving complex issues in the Gulf region now and into the future.
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