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President Obama highlights success of technology-driven TechBoston Academy

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On March 8, President Barak Obama paid a visit to TechBoston Academy in Dorchester, Mass., a technology-driven pilot school for grades 6-12 within the Boston Public School System (BPS), to promote the importance of education in today's society and to highlight TechBoston as a model school for student success.  Teachers at TechBoston represent participation in a wide number of ITEST projects, including the Urban Ecology Institute, the CapsULE Project, and Probes and Models Across the Curriculum.

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Publication Year
2011
Source
National Science Foundation
Topic(s)
STEM Career Opportunities and Workforce Development
Youth Motivation and Interests in STEM
Additional Disciplines
Environmental Science - ecological research and analysis
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