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...previously considered teaching, who had mastered their subject matter and were academically strong--to the teaching profession. The fields that seemed to us then as the leading ones for such an undertaking were mathematics and science. Events of the last twelve months have confirmed our original view. Dr. Katherine Merseth has been instrumental in organizing HGSE's return to teacher preparation through our new MidCareer Math and Science Program. Successful completion of this program will yield a master's degree and Massachusetts certification as a high school mathematics (and possibly science) teacher. We believe that such a step...
...special committee at the Ed School has been working on the new plans since July when Patricia A. Graham became dean and shifted the school's focus to practical education. One program will begin this summer and the other next fall, said Katherine K. Merseth, Special Assistant to the Dean for Institutional Planning, who helped so draw up the new programs...
...that the committee has faculty approval, Merseth says she will solicit various corporations and foundations for grants, adding that she is keeping her eye on a bill passing through Congress that would provide $400 million for programs to improve math and science education. Hopefully, the Ed School would be able to apply for some of that money, he added...
...Merseth said the programs would focus initially on math rather than science because math "provides the foundation for all subsequent work in science," She added that since work in Math requires no lab arrangements, the courses would be easier...
...Gale D. Merseth '67, director of Admissions and Fellowships at the Business School, said that Business School applications are up by about 10 per cent over a year ago. He speculated that applications from women may be up by as much as 50 per cent over last year...