To get into a program, many schools require at least two years of college and some health care experience, and college-level biology, chemistry and math courses are sometimes necessary before matriculation.

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They had started organizing AP courses in math and science in the school.

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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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At Yale, a lot of the courses I took involved complex math and public policy (many of my classmates from Yale went onto careers in non-profit organizations).

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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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Three, we have to develop our human resources, with more math and science in the schools and more outside courses to satisfy the demand for programmers.

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We added a literacy coach and a math coach to the staff, partnered with the University of Maine to provide graduate courses in literacy, and provided teachers with the time to collaborate with the coaches and their colleagues on a regular basis.

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