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Michael Davies wrote:
Interesting press release here: http://appserv02.uncw.edu/news/article.asp?ID=2148
I've extracted a one-paragraph summary suitable for posting to news.squeak.org:
"Teachers and students in North Carolina will soon be learning to use "Squeak" software to create virtual models that simulate actual science and math-related experiments. A grant-funded partnership between the University of North Carolina Wilmington and the New Hanover, Pender and Brunswick County schools is addressing concerns over students' declining interest in computing by infusing IT skills into the curriculum in grades 7-12. The three-year-long project will work directly with about 75 educators who teach the Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) curricula and 150 of their students. "
By the way, should there be an official 'news' address on the site that such proposed articles could be sent to?
Michael