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Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching

Melissa Zeitz receives government’s highest honor for teaching mathematics or science in grades K-12.

Posted on Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Jennette Barnes, South Coast Today
Date: 10/21/2019
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DARTMOUTH — Dartmouth native Melissa Zeitz has received the government’s highest honor for teaching mathematics or science in grades K-12. “I am still in awe,” she said Wednesday from Washington, D.C., where she received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Zeitz, 40, teaches computer science in the Springfield public schools and… [Read More]

3 Western Massachusetts teachers win White House award for excellence in science, math teaching

Posted on Wednesday, August 24th, 2016 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Patrick Johnson, Masslive
Date: 8/22/2016
Link: Complete Article

Two elementary school teachers in Williamsburg and a high school science teacher from Springfield were among some 200 teachers nationwide selected as recipients of the 2016 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the White House announced Monday. Science teacher John Heffernan and math teacher Karen Schweitzer of the Anne T. Dunphy School… [Read More]