EEC News

EEC has several new and exciting initiatives in 2008.

2008 Equity Awards Dinner
The 2008 Equity Awards Dinner will be held on November 20th at the Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers in New York City. This gala event honors people who have made a difference in the struggle for equality of opportunity. For up-to-date information click here.

Afterschool Inclusive Math (AIM)
We have received a grant from the Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation to implement After-School Math PLUS in inclusive settings and then disseminate this unique program nationally.

Roundtables for Advancing the Profession (RAPs)
EEC will be collaborating with our After-School Math PLUS museum partners to host RAPs about creating partnerships between afterschool centers and science museums. Our RAP sites are: the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, the Louisville Science Center, the Maine Discovery Center and the St. Louis Science Center. After-School Math PLUS will be the model for creating partnerships.

Great Science for Girls (GSG)
A second round of intermediary organizations have signed on to bring GSG to their communities. New sites in Chicago, Baltimore, Florida and San Francisco will participate in Professional Development Institutes that will prepare them to roll out the program during the 2008-2009 school year. First year sites are implementing evidence-based curriculum and are getting ready to expand their outreach to new centers.