A study by the University of Mississippi Center for Research Evaluation (CERE) has found that high school students in the Advanced STEM Access Program—implemented by the Global Teaching Project in collaboration with a consortium of rural Mississippi public school districts— achieved significant, quantifiable benefits during its most recent Summer residential program. The CERE study, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, found that the Advanced STEM Access Program increased student knowledge of substantive content during the residential program, boosted some students’ assessments of their own capabilities, focused academic ambitions, and helped students establish relationships with high-achieving peers across the state. …
