New Grant Targets Equity in K-6 Science Education

Emily Borda, director of Western's Science, Math and Technology Education program (SMATE), is the principal investigator on a new $75,000 one-year NSF Noyce capacity building grant which will start in April. 

The title of the grant is Science Education for Equity in K-6 (SEEK). This grant will fund an opportunity to build partnerships with local K-6 educators and to assess the current state of Elementary Science Instruction in the region. One of the co-PIs on the grant is Elementary Education Professor Debi Hanuscin.