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Please check back frequently for the most recent articles on ACE and Massachusetts educational initiatives.

Town Family Engineers Gift for Students
The Andover Townsman, July 5th, 2007
$25,000 donation to ACE from Andover's Deshpande family will fully fund the Museum of Science "Engineering is Elementary" program at all six elementary schools.
(reprinted courtesy of the Andover Townsman)

Changing the Course of History
The Andover Townsman, June 27th, 2007
ACE-backed School Grants Coordinator helps secure nearly $1 million federal grant.
(reprinted courtesy of the Andover Townsman)

Engineering Excitement, Advancement, and a New Solution
The Andover Townsman, May 17th, 2007
ACE unites with the Andona Society and the Doherty Middle School PAC to fully fund the new Engineering Lab at Doherty Middle School.
(reprinted courtesy of the Andover Townsman)

12,000 Households Asked to Assist New School Programs
The Eagle-Tribune, December 18th, 2006
ACE mails its first annual appeal describing 2006-07 funding goals.
(reprinted courtesy of the Eagle-Tribune)

Engineering Takes Off
The Andover Townsman, December 14th, 2006
The year old engineering program at West Middle is eyed for expansion to other middle schools.
(reprinted courtesy of the Andover Townsman)

Building a Coalition
The Andover Townsman, December 14th, 2006
ACE launches its new website with the help of AHS students Ken Schumacher and Anne Sullivan.
(reprinted courtesy of the Andover Townsman)

Finding Extra Cash for Schools
The Boston Globe, February 5th, 2006
Background information on the formation and goals of ACE.
(reprinted courtesy of the Boston Globe) 

Schools Hope to Hire Grants Coordinator
The Eagle-Tribune, April 7th, 2006
ACE’s role in funding the new grants coordinator position for Andover Public Schools.
(reprinted courtesy of The Eagle-Tribune)

Coalition for Education Launched
The Andover Townsman, May 25th, 2006
ACE announces its official launch as well the hiring of the new grants coordinator.
(reprinted courtesy of the Andover Townsman)

Newton Grant Writing May Light Way
The Andover Townsman, June 1st, 2006
Background information about the Newton Schools Foundation as a model for ACE, as well as the role of new Andover Schools Grants Coordinator Lisa Glickstein.
(reprinted courtesy of the Andover Townsman)


UMass Lowell Math Science Plan

The Boston Globe, November 12, 2006
Information about the UMASS Lowell program that Andover High School is helping to test.
(reprinted courtesy of the Boston Globe)


Expeditionary Learning Outdoor Classroom

The Eagle-Tribune, October 24th, 2006
A project completed by students at Wood Hill Middle School illuminates the ACE-sponsored Expeditionary Learning Program.
(reprinted courtesy of the Eagle-Tribune)


Great Schools Math and Science Coalition

The Andover Townsman, November 2, 2006
This article describes Andover School Superintendent Claudia Bach's leadership in raising student achievement in math, science, engineering, and technology.
(reprinted courtesy of the Andover Townsman)

West Middle Engineering Lab
The Eagle-Tribune, October 24, 2006
This article describes the engineering program at West Middle School that ACE hopes to help spread to the other middle schools in Andover.
(reprinted courtesy of The Eagle-Tribune)