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In its third year, the Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy http://www.exxonmobil.com/Corporate/Citizenship/gcr_education_academy.asp offers an intense, five-day curriculum that gives teachers new ideas, tools and networking opportunities. It works with the National Science Teachers Association and Math Solutions, an organization dedicated to the professional development of standards-based instruction in mathematics.

By Tim Gardner, USA TODAY

Full Story: http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2007-07-25-mickelson-academy_N.htm

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Want to be good at science? Take lots of math

Students who had more math courses in high school did better in all types of science once they got to college, researchers say.

By Randolph E. Schmid, Associated Press

Full Story: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/mathscience/2007-07-26-take-math-for-science_N.htm