Sunday, October 18, 2009

PR-CANADA.net - Investing in the Future: $2 Million Lilly Endowment Grant to CICP Foundation Will Support Indiana Sc


PR-CANADA.net - Investing in the Future: $2 Million Lilly Endowment Grant to CICP Foundation Will Support Indiana Sc:

"The Indiana Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (I-STEM) Resource Network announced today that a $2 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership Foundation will support the I-STEM Resource Network. The initiative was established in 2007 and partially funded by a $3.4 million grant from the Endowment.

The Network is a statewide consortium of 18 Indiana higher education institutions dedicated to measurably improving K-12 student achievement in the STEM disciplines. Over the last two years, the Network has focused on providing research-based professional development for current Indiana math teachers to help meet statewide academic standards. More than 6,000 teachers, who work with more than 150,000 K-12 students throughout Indiana, have participated in I-STEM professional development programs."