The National Center for Education Statistics celebrated its 150th anniversary on November 15, 2017. The event featured two congressional speakers and other notable commentators. It also drew an overflow audience of more than 100 to the Dirksen Senate Building and more than 200 livestream viewers.
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Statistical Education Section News for May
Statistical Education Section news for May and updates on how the section is preparing for JSM 2017.
Statistical Education Section Has Productive JSM
The Statistical Education Section had a very productive JSM 2014 under Program Chair Ming-Wen An, sponsoring or co-sponsoring six invited panels/sessions, seven topic-contributed panels/sessions, eight contributed paper sessions, one poster session, and 13 roundtables. Erin Blankenship will chair the section’s 2015 JSM program.
Statistical Education Section Reports on Year
The section had a productive JSM 2013, sponsoring or co-sponsoring eight invited panels/sessions, 12 topic-contributed panels/sessions, seven contributed paper sessions, one poster session, and 13 roundtables. Also, many awards were given to section members. Read on to find out which colleagues were honored.
Inform New Activities, Programs to Support K–16 Mathematics, Statistics Education
The National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Education is interested in input that can inform new activities and programs to support and improve K-12 mathematics education.
Web-Based Training Program Convenient, Successful
Web-based training has become a standard teaching tool for the Biopharmaceutical Section because it is both convenient and cost effective.