LANL Foundation brings $10 million to northern NM school districts

In an effort to further science education in New Mexico, the Los Alamos National Laboratory Foundation is joining the National Science Resource Center of the Smithsonian Institution to bring $10 million to northern New Mexico school districts participating in a validation study of the NSRC’s Leadership and Assistance for Science education and Reform (LASER) model of science instruction. 

“To be asked to partner with the with the Smithsonian Institution in a 5 year longitudinal study evaluating the impact of inquiry science education on our teachers and children is both an honor and a privilege,” Susan Herrera, CEO of the LANL Foundation, said. “The LANL Foundation is dedicated to improving educational opportunities for all children and this grant is a unique opportunity to apply solid research to education,” she added. 

The study will split participating schools into two different phases. Schools in phase 1 will receive training for the first set of science kits in the summer of 2011 while schools in phase 2 will serve as controls and will not begin to implement the science instruction until the 2014-2015 school year. At the same time – for the most part – each phase 1 school will be paired with phase 2 school for comparison over time. 

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