Final Report to the U.S. Department of Defense on the Defense Reinvestment Initiative (1999) / Chapter Skim
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APPENDIX F News Releases and Select Press Coverage 60
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The program is designed to prepare displaced professional scientists and engineers from the military, aerospace, defense-related industries, and national laboratories for new careers in science and mathematics teaching. The Research Council will collaborate during the first year with the Los Angeles Unified School District and California State University, Long Beach.
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This area was selected because of the diversity of its student population and its proximity to military and industrial sites currently being downsized. "We believe that science and mathematics teachers who are well-prepared, enthusiastic, encouraging, and adequately supported in their efforts can positively influence minority students to pursue careers in science, mathematics, and engineering," said Sidney Thompson, superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, the second largest school district in the nation, representing 28 cities in Los Angeles County.
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U.S. Department of Defense $5 million over five years National Research Council Los Angeles Unified School District California State University, Long Beach Summer 1995 20 teaching fellows Program Eligibility: Military science and engineering personnel or civilian scientists and engineers in national laboratories, defense-related, and aerospace industries who have a desire to start new careers in science and mathematics teaching.
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DR! is a five-year pilot program of the National Research Council and the Los Angeles Unified School District, supported by a grant Tom the U.S.
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The Los Angeles Unified School District is the second largest school district in the nation, representing 28 cities in Los Angeles County. Based on 1991-92 figures, 12.5 percent of all students in California public elementary and secondary schools attended schools in the Los Angeles district.
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Yucaipa, Calif. Los Angeles Fullerton, Calif.
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0/95 "Retraining from Defense to F~ucation', Mathematics ant! Technology Magazine 2/26/95 "Scientists to Teachers" a radio interview with DREAB member Amelia McKenna and DRI Director Maureen Shiflett on Points of L,ight, KTWV Radio, Los Angeles 5/95 "Out of the Lab and Into the Classroom" by Enk KreifelUt, Optics and Photonics 7/25/95 "Aerospace Workers Landing New Careers" by Diane Sea, Times Staff Wnter, Los Angeles Ames S/20/95 "A Retraining Program That Adds Up" Editorial in Orange County Perspective, Los Angeles Times ~ I/!
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will become leaders and advocates for science and math reform." Los Angeles was "elected for the project because of its ready supply of laid-off aerospace, defense industry and military workers, because of the diversity of its student population and because the dearth of math and science teachers virtually ensures employment, Alberts said. The project will cover all educational costs for the fellows and pay a $22,000 stipend during the instruction period.
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Yet another provides educational support for ax-employees of the Lawrence Livermore Laboratories in Northern California who want to teach. Harry Gray, a Caltech chemistry professor and chairman of the Scientists to Teachers advisory board, said the Los Angeles project should be viewed as an experiment, not a well-researched solution.
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He p0Ot procure Us two ares: to tap the Bents of engineers and soenists furloughed Mom con~actors, government labs and aerial space hnns in Southern Califoni~: and to fill "a cryir~g need" for math and science teachers in the Los Angeles linmed School Dish. 'where are plenty of openings." said Shifett.
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He mill reach high school science and, though he had to get over the monger barrier, V:LYeS enthusiastic about the school he s been training in. lc s "in ~ very poor area-i: DRI fellows Diego Zamor~ (top)
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