WWU gets major science grant to study local schools

Western Washington University faculty members have been awarded a $449,957 National Science Foundation grant to study specialized math and science teaching in elementary schools, with the aim of improving instructional practice and student learning.
The three-year project, titled “Every Day, Every Child: A Partnership for Research with Elementary Math and Science Instructional Specialists,” will study various models of elementary mathematics and science instructional specialists that are currently in place in six local school districts in Whatcom and Skagit counties: Anacortes, Bellingham, Burlington-Edison, Ferndale, Nooksack Valley and Sedro-Woolley.