Abstract
The National Science Foundation has kicked off its first major effort to boost training of science and engineering technicians and its first program to focus on two-year and community colleges. NSF has made 58 grants totaling almost $27 million over three years under its new Advanced Technology Education (ATE) program. Established last year, ATE aims to strengthen technician education at twoyear colleges; improve mathematics, science, and technology education for secondary school students planning to enroll in technician programs at two-year colleges; and expand opportunities for technicians at four-year colleges. Under the program, NSF is giving between $1.7 million and $3 million to each of three Centers of Excellence, based in Iowa, Ohio, and Texas. The centers—consortia of colleges, universities, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and second- ary schools—will serve as clearing- houses for model curricula, instruction- al materials, and programs. NSF also is awarding smaller p...
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