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MITS, Inc, Museum Institute for Teaching Science, was founded in 1983 with the goal of improving student interest and literacy in science and encouraging more students to pursue science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in their higher education. Seven prominent museum directors in the Boston area met with the President of MIT to discuss the declining percentage of students furthering their education in science and engineering and the serious problem this presented to the economic future of this country. At this meeting the idea of using museums and their educators as a means to offer professional development for teachers was born. The focus was the elementary and middle school levels ( K-8 ) where students can easily be discouraged and/or lose interest in these subjects with little likelihood of continuing or returning to them in later years. It is important to capture and nurture students' natural curiosity of the world around them. Programs inspire and facilitate the incorporation of inquiry-based lessons into teachers' curriculum and are aligned with Massachusetts Frameworks A report from the National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Century states: Four important and enduring reasons underscore the need for children to achieve competency in mathematics and science: ( 1 ) the rapid pace of change in both the increasingly interdependent global economy and in the American workplace demands widespread mathematics and science-related knowledge and abilities ; ( 2 ) our citizens need both mathematics and science for their everyday decision-making ; ( 3 ) mathematics and science are inextricably linked to the nation's security interests ; and ( 4 ) the deeper, intrinsic value of mathematical and scientific knowledge shapes and defines our common life, history, and culture. Mathematics and science are primary sources of lifelong learning and the progress of our civilization.

Nellie Mae, since 1982, has helped more than a million students and their families pay for college by providing a broad range of loans under the Federal Family Education Loan Program and privately funded loan programs. Headquartered in Braintree, Mass., the company works with colleges and universities nationwide to provide useful and successful loan programs. For example, it offers convenient online application options, including prequalification for Federal PLUS and private loans, Federal Consolidation Loan applications and downloadable Master Promissory Note forms for Stafford and PLUS Loan borrowers. To help students, it offers cash-back rewards for on-time repayment and convenient online loan counseling and debt management. In 1999, Nellie Mae became a wholly owned affiliate of Sallie Mae Corporation.

Hope Restored Human Services Inc in Quincy, Massachusetts offers Long-Term Care and Personal Care services to support individuals in need. With a focus on providing compassionate care, Hope Restored Human Services is dedicated to helping clients maintain their independence and well-being. Generated from their website's infomation