McLean, VA – January 5, 2010 – The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) announces Mr. Charles Farmer as Manager of the National Lab Skills Initiative (NLSI). Mr. Farmer brings to the position his senior management experience in the private sector along with expertise in administering large scale organizational roll outs.
“This CEE initiative focuses on lab skills in secondary education, and it is my goal to make a pertinent difference in STEM education, “said Mr. Charles Farmer. “CEE is committed to creating national reform in lab skills, and I look forward to being part of this change.”
The NLSI will support rural and urban underserved teachers with a clearinghouse of science programs and online laboratory activities. NLSI joins CEE’s Research Science Institute (RSI) and USA Biology Olympiad (USABO) in offering premiere educational opportunities at no cost to teachers and students in U.S. high schools.
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The Center for Excellence in Education was founded in 1983 by the late Admiral H.G. Rickover and Joann P. DiGennaro, President of the Center. The Center's mission is to nurture high school and university scholars to careers of excellence and leadership in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and to encourage collaboration between and among leaders in the global community. CEE sponsors the Research Science Institute (RSI), the USA Biology Olympiad (USABO, and the National Lab Skills Initiative (NLSI). For more information about the Center and its programs, visit CEE’s Web site, www.cee.org