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$1.2 million NSF grant awarded to help recruit and retain diverse math teachers

Researchers led by Jane Wilburne, professor of mathematics education in Penn State Harrisburg’s School of Behavioral Sciences and Education, have been awarded a $1.2 million National Science Foundation grant to recruit, prepare and retain a diverse workforce of secondary mathematics teachers who are skilled at implementing culturally responsive instruction.
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‘Go Baby Go’ puts children with limited mobility in the driver’s seat

Penn State Harrisburg’s Capital Area Institute for Mathematics and Science, the college’s School of Behavioral Sciences and Education, the Penn State College of Medicine, and two local high schools have partnered on national initiative ‘Go Baby Go,’ a program that provides modified ride-on cars to young children with disabilities so they can move around more independently.