Martin School of Public Policy and Administration
Research, Evaluation and Technical Assistance (RETA) is a multi-million dollar, three year National Science Foundation-funded project to evalatue the Appalachian Math Science Partnership (AMSP). The AMSP is a joint initiative of the University of Kentucky and its partner institutions to eliminate the achievement gap in math and science for preK-12 students in Central Appalachia and to build an integrated preK-16 education system in this underserved region which insures the selection, development, and career-long support of a diverse and high quality mathematics and science teacher workforce.
The University of Kentucky was awarded a five year, $24 million grant by the National Science Foundation to realize the goals of the AMSP and to conduct research to advance the understanding of rural education reform.
The AMSP targets seek to foster:
- higher student achievement in mathematics and/or science courses,
- larger enrollment in upper level math and science courses,
- more rigorous graduation requirements,
- larger pool of highly qualified and certified math and science teachers,
- recruitment of undergraduates from the region to major in math or science and/or obtain teaching certificates in these disciplines
- greater numbers of mathematics and science teachers with a major in the content area they teach,
- greater numbers of teachers with an advanced degree in the content area they teach,
- implementation of standards-based, inquiry-oriented teaching.
