At the 5th grade level, girls routinely outperform boys in every subject, including math and science.

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Ordained as a priest six years later at age 29, he later held various positions -- including as a math and science teacher, as well as rector and spiritual director -- at schools in Scotland, in addition to working as a priest.

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And with so many baby boomers retiring from teaching over the next few years, we intend to recruit and prepare a new generation of teachers, including 100, 000 new math and science teachers over the next decade.

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During my semester abroad in Namibia, I interned at a school for orphans and vulnerable children called Hope Initiatives, where I taught students between the ages of two and twenty about a wide range of subjects including History, Math, Science, English and Health Education.

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On Monday in Washington, DC, OSTP Director John Holdren spoke to an audience of scientists and innovators, including the student finalists of the Siemens Foundation Competition in Math, Science, and Technology.

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Also the National Math and Science Institute, the military, and major companies are working together all across the country to offer math and science Advanced Placement courses to high schools with large numbers of military students, including right here in Tidewater -- the Tidewater area.

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The National Math and Science Initiative will be bringing Advanced Placement courses to tens of thousands of students, including military kids.

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