The preliminary program for the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness Fall 2011 Conference "Building an Education Science: Improving Mathematics and Science Education for All Students" is online: https://www.sree.org/conferences/2011f/program/

The plenary and general break-out sessions of the conference run Thursday-Friday, September 8 & 9.

Over the weekend, Saturday-Sunday, September 10 & 11, 2 two-day short courses will be offered:

The next DR K-12 PI Meeting will be held in 2012. More information on this will be available in the coming weeks.

i3 Investing in Innovation Fund

While the program is smaller than last year’s, there is a STEM priority.

The Condition of Education 2011 and The Condition of Education 2011 in Brief

Today, Thursday, May 26th, Commissioner Jack Buckley, National Center for Education Statistics, released The Condition of Education 2011 along with The Condition in Brief. The 50 indicators presented in The Condition of Education 2011 provide a progress report on education in America and include findings on the demographics of American schools, U.S. resources for schooling, and outcomes associated with education.

Report findings include:

MSPnet's 2010 User-Friendly Handbook for Project Evaluation

http://hub.mspnet.org/index.cfm/22603

Authors:Joy Frechtling, Melvin M. Mark, Debra J. Rog, Veronica Thomas, Henry Frierson, Stafford Hood, Gerunda Hughes, Elmima Johnson

Published in:Westat
Published:December 2010

The first National Science Foundation Regional Grants Conference of fiscal year 2012, will be hosted by The University of Texas at Austin on October 17-18, 2011.

On April 21, 2011, Change the Equation will release new state-by-state “Vital Signs” reports which offer states recommendations on improving STEM learning outcomes. Change the Equation will be live streaming their policy briefing and release of Vital Signs.

Pre-Register by Wednesday, April 20, 2011: http://www.changetheequation.org/index.php?src=forms&ref=Vital_Signs