PRINTER'S NO. 1947
No. 216 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY JUBELIRER, MOWERY, COSTA, ERICKSON, THOMPSON,
DENT, TARTAGLIONE, MUSTO, BRIGHTBILL, TOMLINSON, ROBBINS,
EARLL, RHOADES, SCARNATI, SCHWARTZ, WENGER, BELL, KUKOVICH,
LAVALLE, O'PAKE, C. WILLIAMS, CONTI, A. WILLIAMS, WAUGH AND
LEMMOND, APRIL 29, 2002
REFERRED TO INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS, APRIL 29, 2002
A RESOLUTION
1 Informing the National Science Foundation of the support of the
2 Senate of Pennsylvania for the Basic Education/Higher
3 Education Science and Technology Partnership currently
4 serving the Commonwealth and urging funding for this effort
5 through the foundation's Math and Science Partnership.
6 WHEREAS, The Basic Education/Higher Education Science and
7 Technology Partnership has launched programs across the
8 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and serves students in our poorest
9 urban and rural areas and areas with the highest minority
10 enrollments; and
11 WHEREAS, The partnership has through 15 years of experience
12 demonstrated the ability to increase student learning in the
13 sciences at rates above those for nonparticipating students; and
14 WHEREAS, This program is comprehensive, tying together state-
15 of-the-art resources, professional development and curriculum
16 development; and
17 WHEREAS, This program is critical to students meeting the new
18 math and science standards enacted by the Commonwealth of
1 Pennsylvania; and
2 WHEREAS, The Subcommittee on School Finance of the Senate of
3 Pennsylvania has singled out this program as being a cost-
4 effective way to provide resources for schools and to address
5 disparities in educational programs available in smaller
6 schools; and
7 WHEREAS, The Keystone Commission on Education for Employment
8 in the 21st Century commended this partnership as being critical
9 to workforce development because of its use of advanced
10 instrumentation in the classroom; and
11 WHEREAS, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has already
12 committed financial resources and support for the pilot Math and
13 Science Partnership; and
14 WHEREAS, Pennsylvania has more than 150 colleges and
15 universities, providing ample sites for a future comprehensive
16 Math and Science Partnership; therefore be it
17 RESOLVED, That the Senate of Pennsylvania urge the National
18 Science Foundation to support the Basic Education/Higher
19 Education Science and Technology Partnership through the
20 foundation's Math and Science Partnership.
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