Classroom Changes Give a `Feel' for Math, Science Education: Minority schools take lead with hands-on techniques to help students grasp abstract concepts. Series: FORMULA FOR THE FUTURE: Seeking Solutions To The Science Education Crisis. Second in a three-part series. NEXT: What does the future hold?

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Classroom Changes Give a `Feel' for Math, Science Education: Minority schools take lead with hands-on techniques to help students grasp abstract concepts. Series: FORMULA FOR THE FUTURE: Seeking Solutions To The Science Education Crisis. Second in a three-part series. NEXT: What does the future hold?
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Los Angeles Times (pre-1997 Fulltext) - Los Angeles, Calif.
Author:	ANNE C. ROARK
Date:	Nov 9, 1990
Start Page:	1
Section:	PART-A; Metro Desk
Text Word Count:	2895



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A TRIP THROUGH THE EDUCATIONAL PIPELINE It begins in 1977 as a pool of 4 million high school sophomores across the U.S. Of those, 750,000 have a curriculum interest in science and engineering issues. But as these students travel through the educational system, fewer and fewer remain involved. Of the original 4 million, just 9,700 will attain a Ph.D. in science-related fields, according to a projection for 1992. High School sophomores: 4 million Sophomores with NS&E interest: 750,000 Seniors with NS&E interests: 590,000 College freshmen with NS&E intentions: 340,000 Baccalaureate degrees in NS&E: 206,000 Master's degrees in NS&E: 46,000 Ph.D.s in NS&E: 9,700 Source: National Science Foundation Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction or distribution is prohibited without permission.



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