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Obama Honors Math, Science Educators

   VOA News 06 January 2010
   President Barack Obama

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   President Barack Obama

   U.S. President Barack Obama honors educators in the fields of math and
   science on Wednesday, at a special awards ceremony designed to promote
   math and science education.
   Mr. Obama will recognize the achievements of more than 80 teachers who
   have been awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics
   and Science Teaching.
   The award is the highest recognition for outstanding teaching in those
   subjects in the United States.
   The  teachers  also  receive  $10,000  from  the U.S. National Science
   Foundation.
   Twenty  other  educators  known  as mentors (counselors or guides) are
   being  recognized  with  the  Presidential  Award  for  Excellence  in
   Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring.
   Mr.  Obama  will  also  unveil  new initiatives under his  "Educate to
   Innovate"  campaign which  is designed to improve the science and math
   skills of American children within the next decade.
   Mr. Obama launched the campaign in November.

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