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70th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2079
Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate relating to the establishment of academies of mathematics and science for advanced high school students.
Date:
1987
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Academy awaits board completion, first meeting
Newspaper clipping of an article by Jay Johnson, noting that the TAMS advisory board is more than half complete, and that Dr. Rogers Redding hopes to have it filled and meeting within a few weeks.
Date:
October 2, 1987
Creator:
Johnson, Jay
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Campus to open math, science academy
Newspaper article by Nancy Mathis detailing the opening of the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science in Denton, Texas.
Date:
July 14, 1987
Creator:
Mathis, Nancy
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: High school students to invade NT: Gifted juniors and seniors get head start at college]
Article discussing the proposal to establish the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science including plans for the school and funding needs. Partial articles are on the back of the clipping.
Date:
February 19, 1987
Creator:
Longoria, Michele
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: It adds up -- shortage of mathematicians looms]
Article discussing the lack of trained mathematicians in the United States and the declining number of people in the U.S. earning doctorates in math since 1972.
Date:
December 13, 1987
Creator:
Associated Press
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: NT develops academy that is one of a kind]
Article discussing the start of the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science in fall 1988 including some background information on the program and plans for the next three years.
Date:
September 18, 1987
Creator:
Myers, Shyloa
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Students thrive on learning: Louisiana School challenges 400 of the best #1]
Photocopy of an article discussing the program at the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts on the Northwestern State University campus.
Date:
1987
Creator:
Markley, Melanie; Westerfield, David & Fields, Gary
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: Students thrive on learning: Louisiana School challenges 400 of the best #2]
Photocopy of an article discussing the program at the Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts on the Northwestern State University campus.
Date:
1987
Creator:
Markley, Melanie; Westerfield, David & Fields, Gary
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Draft of a Letter from Alfred F. Hurley to E. Bruce Street, September 21, 1987]
Draft of a letter from Alfred F. Hurley to E. Bruce Street, on September 21, 1987, thanking him for a check from the Bertha Foundation in support of the Texas Academy of Math and Science.
Date:
September 21, 1987
Creator:
Hurley, Alfred F.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Economic Concerns Aiding Programs for Gifted
Article by Ellen Flax discussing the establishment of college-level programs for gifted and talented students in the United States.
Date:
May 13, 1987
Creator:
Flax, Ellen
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Education for the Gifted: Myth and Reality
Article by Laura Allard and Elisabeth Moreno on the myths and realities of educating gifted children.
Date:
1987~
Creator:
Allard, Laura & Moreno, Elisabeth
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Excerpt from Vernon's Texas Codes Annotated]
Excerpt from Vernon's Texas Codes Annotated, which is the legislative authority for the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science.
Date:
August 31, 1987
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Executive Summary]
Executive summary of a proposal for the establishment of a Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science and North Texas State University, including a budget summary, information on purpose, rationale and need, a description of the Texas Academy, personnel, management, and expected outcomes.
Date:
April 15, 1987
Creator:
Miller, James R.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Executive Summary for the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science]
Executive summary of the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, including how many students they hope to recruit each year, and their hope to increase the number of people in the fields of science and mathematics.
Date:
1987~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Executive Summary of A Proposal for the Establishment of a Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at North Texas State University]
Executive summary of a proposal for the establishment of a Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at North Texas State University, including a purpose, rationale and need, a description of the academy, personnel, organizational structure, management, a budget summary, and expected outcomes.
Date:
May 5, 1987
Creator:
Miller, James R.
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Executive Summary of A Proposal for the Establishment of a Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at North Texas State University]
Executive summary of a proposal for the establishment of a Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at North Texas State University, including a purpose, rationale and need, a description of the Texas Academy, personnel, organizational structure, management, budget summary, and expected outcomes.
Date:
April 23, 1987
Creator:
Miller, James R.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Executive Summary of A Proposal for the Establishment of a Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at North Texas State University]
Executive summary of a proposal for the establishment of a Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science and North Texas State University, including information on purpose, rationale and need, a description of the Texas Academy, admission plans, an instructional program, academy requirements, a co-curricular program, the admissions process, nomination and selection criteria, organizational structure, personnel, management, evaluation, budget, and special considerations affecting the proposed academy. Proposed budgets from 1988 to 1993 are also included.
Date:
April 15, 1987
Creator:
Miller, James R.
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Executive Summary of A Proposal for the Establishment of a Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at North Texas State University]
Executive summary of a proposal for the establishment of a Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science at North Texas State University, including information on the purpose, rationale and need, a description of the academy, personnel, organizational structure, management, a budget summary, and expected outcomes.
Date:
June 3, 1987
Creator:
Miller, James R.
Object Type:
Paper
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Students Fueled 2% Rise in 1985 Graduate Science and Engineering Enrollment
Article from the National Science Foundation, noting that the 2% rise in 1985 graduate science and engineering enrollment was due to foreign students.
Date:
June 12, 1987
Creator:
National Science Foundation
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Handwritten Notes]
Partial handwritten notes related to the creation of the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science and information about other, similar programs.
Date:
1987~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy "A Pioneering Educational Community" Announces Searches for: Principal
Announcement from the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy that it is searching for a new principal. The announcement was sent between NTSU faculty members as a resource in opening the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science.
Date:
1987~
Creator:
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Information on Residential High Schools]
Papers related to the establishment of the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, including a newspaper clipping concerning the need to nurture more scientific talent, a memo from Frank Kemerer to his Academy of Math and Science Committee asking for their revised lists, a handwritten outline concerning residential life and student affairs issues, and a small rulebook with attached permission slip.
Date:
{1987-06-16,1987-06-22}
Creator:
Redding, Rogers W. & Kemerer, Frank R.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Invitation to Nominate Directors for the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science]
Draft of a letter inviting nominations and applications for the position of Director of the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science.
Date:
1987~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Alfred F. Hurley to Trammell Crow, Sr., May 7, 1987]
Letter from Alfred Hurley to Trammell Crow, Sr., on May 7, 1987, discussing the issue of funding the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science in time for a fall 1988 start date. He also mentions that he believes the TAMS program will be more efficient than the North Carolina model.
Date:
May 7, 1987
Creator:
Hurley, Alfred F.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library