science museums are "essential and strategic parts of the education infrastructure."

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From: The Lahrs (johnjan@lahr.org)
Date: Sun Sep 23 2001 - 16:14:46 PDT 

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Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 17:14:46 -0600
From: The Lahrs <johnjan@lahr.org>
Subject: science museums are "essential and strategic parts of the education infrastructure."

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>TITLE: NBS#976: Weekly wrap-up of opinion
>CATEGORY: Opinion/Editorials
>3) "On-Site Science"
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>Dennis Bartels, president of an education R&D organization in Cambridge,
>Massachusetts, explains why science museums are "essential and strategic
parts
>of the education infrastructure." These institutions make science more
>accessible (both to students and teachers), and can even offer math and
>science teachers a "professonal home away from home." Many of these
facilities are
>already positioning themselves as important support systems for schools.
>
>SOURCE: Education Week, 19 September 2001 (p. 45)
>WEBSITE: http://www.edweek.org/ew/ewstory.cfm?slug=03bartels.h21
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