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Public Policy, Legislation, and Communications
QEM recognizes the enormous potential of public policy to achieve
quality education for children and youth who have been historically
underserved by the educational system. Therefore, QEM seeks to bring
clarity and focus to issues of public policy as they affect these
children and youth by (1) serving as a credible resource for background
information and current thinking on educational issues and their
implications for minorities; (2) highlighting exemplary models that
demonstrate quality education at work; (3) keeping a constant focus
on the most critical issues through forums, conferences at the state
and national levels, issue papers, and reports; and (4) advocating
for the inclusion of minorities in the dialogue on educational issues,
particularly with parents in low-income communities. Our aim is
to create more effective policy as well as a vehicle for action
that leads to quality education for minorities. Specific strategies
include:
• CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS such
as the Annual Mathematics, Science, and Engineering (MSE) Network
Conference and various QEM MSE Technical Assistance Workshops
that bring together scientists and educators from across the country
to focus on strategies and exemplary models that work in providing
quality MSE education for minorities. The 15th Annual
QEM/MSE Network Conference took place
in Washington, DC, on February 24-25, 2006.
• MAJOR REPORTS that focus
on critical needs and offer comprehensive strategies for change,
including the following:
(1) Education that Works: An Action Plan for the
Education of Minorities (January 1990).
(2) Together We Can Make It Work: A National Agenda
to Provide Quality Education for Minorities in Mathematics, Science,
and Engineering (April 1992).
(3) Opening Unlocked Doors: A National
Agenda for Ensuring Quality Education for Children and Youth
in Low-income Public Housing and Other Low-income Residential
Communities (May 1993).
(4) Laying a Foundation for Tomorrow: A Report
on the QEM Initial Years (January 1994).
(5) Empower the Educator: Enabling Current and
Future Mathematics and Science Teachers of Minority Students to Offer More Challenging Courses to their Students
- An Action Plan (February 1996).
(6) Weaving the Web of MSE Success for Minorities:
Top Ten Colleges and Universities Report (June 1997).
(7) Meeting the Challenge in North Carolina: An
Action Plan to Increase Minority Participation in Mathematics, Science,
and Engineering (February 1998).
(8) A Compendium of Information on Submitting
Manuscripts for Publication in Selected Scholarly Journals (January
1999; updated in Fall 2001).
(9) Community Service Centers that Work! (September
1999).
(10) Leading Producers of Minority Doctoral
Degree Recipients in Mathematics, the Physical
Sciences, and Engineering 1990-1997 (February 2000).
(11) Scholarly Guideposts for Junior Faculty (February
2000)
(12) Weaving the Web of MSE Success for Minorities:
Update of Tables in QEM's 1997 Top
Ten Colleges and Universities Report (February 2000).
(13) Hands-on Mathematics and Science Activities
for Students in Grades K - 8: A Guide for Teachers,
Tutors, and Parents (January 2001).
(14) Just the Facts: The Condition of Education
for Minorities in the 1990s (February 2001).
(15) Pathways to the Ph.D.: A Handbook for Undergraduate
and Graduate Students and their Mentors (February 2001).
(16) Facts and Figures: Federal Support
for Science and Engineering at Minority Serving Institutions
of Higher Education (February 2002).
For more information, please contact:
The Quality Education for Minorities
(QEM) Network
1818 N Street, NW • Suite 350 • Washington, DC 20036
Tel. 202/659-1818 • Fax: 202/659-5408 • E-mail: qemnetwork@qem.org
URL: http://qemnetwork.qem.org
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