Although Federal funding of STEM education is tentatively canceled in the House of Representatives, the STEM Academy in Champaign, Illinois is funded by taxpayers in the local school district, according to an answer on funding given to the STEM audience on February 16.
I'm still trying to determine the extent of metric-only content. Have you examined the new structure of NIST? (see URL below) What changes, if any, have been made to the new submission of amendments to the FPLA? ---- Original message ---- >Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2011 09:52:10 -0600 (CST) >From: <[email protected]> >Subject: [USMA:49924] Fwd: Weights & Measures Connection, Vol. 2, Issue 1 - >March 2011 >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > >Date: 25 Feb 2011 01:15:35 -0500 >From: "Linda Crown" <[email protected]> >Subject: Weights & Measures Connection, Vol. 2, Issue 1 - March 2011 >To: "Dr. Eugene A. Mechtly" <[email protected]> > >Dear Reader, > >The latest edition of the “Weights & Measures Connection” can be accessed via >web link >http://www.nist.gov/pml/wmd/upload/wmconnections-vol1-issue1-mar2011.pdf or by >reading the attached copy. Please take the time to catch up on our news. >This issue gives a brief overview of the organizational changes here at the >National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an invitation to >participate in a Laboratory Metrology publication review, and information on >the proposed changes to the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act to allow for >“metric” only labeling on select products. > >We welcome feedback from our readers, suggestions for feature articles, and >contributions to the event calendar. Comments and submissions should be >addressed to the editor, Linda Crown at [email protected]. > >Have a wonderful day. > >Linda Crown, Editor >NIST/Weights and Measures Division >e-mail: [email protected] >phone: 301-975-3998 >________________ >WMConnections-Vol2-Issue1-Mar2011_WMConnections.pdf (238k bytes)
