AMSTI, the Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative, is not new. It’s been around for at least a decade. It was modeled - somewhat - on the Alabama Reading Initiative (ARI) which was effective in the early part of the last decade until it was altered in design and achievement slumped. Internal studies showed that those students who went not enrolled in AMSTI outperformed those in the program, accounting for socio-economic factors.
AMSTI, the Alabama Math, Science, and Technology Initiative, is not new. It’s been around for at least a decade. It was modeled - somewhat - on the Alabama Reading Initiative (ARI) which was effective in the early part of the last decade until it was altered in design and achievement slumped. Internal studies showed that those students who went not enrolled in AMSTI outperformed those in the program, accounting for socio-economic factors.
Thank you for sharing this clarification, Michael.