PROM/SE Overview: News and Outreach
Media Coverage
For media inquiries about the PROM/SE project, please contact Susan Pettit-Riley, Director of Communications, promse@msu.edu or call 517/353-4884.
Media Releases
- 07-05-12 Media Release- Book exposes inequality in US math and science education
- 04-05-12 Media Release- 8+1 Science, film
- 04-05-12 Media Release- US Students need new way of learning science
- 02-29-12 Final Report- PROM/SE "The Quest for Coherence"
- 05-19-09 Media Release- PROM/SE parent outreach program grows
- 10-02-07 Media Release- Lansing School District and PROM/SE team up to promote math and science education
- 05-17-07 Media Release- Lansing School District and PROM/SE hosts community partners meeting
- 06-16-06 Media Release- Math expert Hung-Hsi Wu to teach at SMART-PROM/SE summer academy
- 06-06-06 Media Release- Michigan and Ohio teachers explore science during the PROM/SE summer science institute
- 05-31-06 Media Release- MSU distinguished professor elected to National Academy of Education
- 12-02-05 Media Release- MSU's PROM/SE project seeks improvement in K-12 math and science education
- 10-02-03 Media Release- MSU, Partners receive $35 million to improve science and math education
PROM/SE in the News
- 07-13-12 Scientific American: Why Math Teachers Feel Poorly Prepared
- Fall 2011 MSU Alumni Magazine: Why can't America compete in math and science?
- 02-24-11 NSF: Joan Ferrini-Mundy to become NSF Assistant Director for Education and Human Resources
- Summer 09 New Educator Magazine: PROM/SE parent outreach program grows
- Spring 08 New Educator Magazine: Improving math and science abilities by empowering parents
- Winter 08 New Educator Magazine: Teachers benefit from PROM/SE professional development
- 12-15-07 Lansing State Journal: Importance of continuing education stressed
- Spring 07 New Educator Magazine: PROM/SE: What we have learned so far
- 03-23-07 Leading Change Magazine: Promoting Rigorous Outcome in Mathematics and Science Education (overview article)
- 03-01-07 Catalyst Cleveland Magazine : Math instruction, making it all add up (pp.6-10, 17)
- 09-25-06 WJR Radio: Education Matters/Joan Ferrini-Mundy talks about PROM/SE (audio 60 secs)
- 09-11-06 Educational Briefing: Measurement and Quantitative Methods: Stronger in the world- Professors use research to close the global math and science achievement gap
- 07-07-06 WJR Radio: MSU Today/Spartan podcast interviews William Schmidt (audio 21 mins)
- 06-28-06 WILX (NBC Lansing affiliate) PROM/SE Summer Science Institute
- 06-28-06 Lansing State Journal: Learning time for teachers: 160 polish their math, science skills at summer institute
- 05-23-06 New Educator Magazine: Experimenting with science and mathematics education
- Spring 06 MSTA Journal: PROM/SE seeks improvement in K-12 math and science education in Michigan and Ohio schools
- 05-04-06 MSPnet.org website: featured project of the week and announcement of new PROM/SE Research Report series with link
- 01-19-06 Lansing State Journal (Op-Ed): Stanley Kogut Jr- Schools keep striving
- Winter 05 MSU College of Natural Science Connections Newsletter: Math and Science improvement initiative begins second phase
- 12-19-05 MSU Today: Initiative seeks improvement in math, science ed
- 12-16-05 Interlochen Public Radio "Points North" interviews principal investigators Dr. Joan Ferrini-Mundy and Dr. William Schmidt (audio 54 mins.)
- 12-01-05 MSU Division of Science and Mathematics Towsley newsletter: PROM/SE
- 11-22-05 State News: Renovated building to further partnership
- 12/15/04 National Public Radio interviews co-principal investigator Dr. Wiliam Schmidt (Requires RealPlayer)