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Texas Schools Benefit From $9 Million Math & Science Grant
By Patricia Hawke
In July 2006 grants of $9 million were given to Texas Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics (T-STEM) academics of the Texas Schools. The grants will go to the creation of 12 new
academies and centers in the Texas Schools. T-STEM is a program that provides $71 million to
various math and science projects at secondary Texas Schools.
The T-STEM project is under the umbrella of the larger Texas High School Project (THSP), which has
the goal of increasing graduation and enrollment rates in public Texas Schools. The THSP is funded by
both public and private funds in the amount of $261 million. Its partners include the Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundations, the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, the Office of the Governor and others.
Why Fund Math & Science in the Texas Schools?
Concerns that both Texas Schools and American students in general are falling behind in the areas of
math and science have increased greatly with recent technology. Federal mandates from the No Child
Left Behind (NCLB) Act have also added to pressure for Texas Schools to increase academic
performance of its students in these areas. Finally, awareness of an increasing achievement gap
between races and economic levels has prompted Texas Schools to make these changes.
According to Texas Governor Rick Perry, "The T-STEM initiative focuses our efforts where they are
needed most- in areas where there are a high number of disadvantaged students who are too often left
in the shadows o