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Executive Director Selected for Solar System Ambassador Program: Jim Draggoo, Executive Director of Kid's Cosmos, has been selected for NASA/JPL's Solar System Ambassador program. It is "a public outreach program designed to work with motivated volunteers across the nation. These volunteers communicate the excitement of JPL's space exploration missions and information about recent discoveries to people in their local communities." For more information or to contact Mr. Draggoo see the Solar System Ambassador page. 2/28/2003.

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U.S. Students behind in Science and Math: In a study of eighth grade students the U.S. remains behind Pacific Rim nations (e.g., Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan) and European nations (e.g., Hungary, Belgium, the Netherlands.) in science and math. Just 9% of U.S. students were in the 90th percentile in math compared to nearly half of those in Singapore. There was no significant gain since a similar study was done in 1995. Leading U.S. educators said the results show a lack of training of teachers in math and science.
Source: Spokesman-Review, 12/6/00, pg. A3.

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