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The five 2010 California Teachers of the Year are:

• Kelly Kovacic who teaches Social Studies at The Preuss School, an intensive college preparatory school for low-income student populations that is located on the University of California San Diego (UCSD) campus in La Jolla (San Diego Unified School District). She also was selected as California's nominee for the prestigious National Teacher of the Year competition.
• Amber Carrow who teaches World History at Chemawa Middle School in Riverside (Riverside Unified School District).
• Kathy R. Marvin who teaches Physical Science at Sierra Vista Middle School in Irvine (Irvine Unified School District).
• Melanie Tolan who teaches English-language arts, History, and Physical Education at the Sarah Anthony School in San Diego (Juvenile Court and Community Schools – San Diego County Office of Education).
• Valerie Ziegler who teaches U.S. History, Economics, and Advanced Placement U.S. Government at Abraham Lincoln High School in San Francisco (San Francisco Unified School District).

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"Among the organizations that are part of Chevron`s California Partnership is
Project Lead the Way, the nation`s leading provider of science, technology,
education and mathematics (STEM) education programs for middle school and high
school students. Project Lead the Way provides students with a foundation and
proven path to college and career success in STEM fields. With Chevron`s
contributions, Project Lead the Way - which currently reaches nearly 350,000
students - will be able to expand existing programs or introduce new
opportunities in the Bay Area, the San Joaquin Valley and the Los Angeles Basin,
where Chevron`s major business is concentrated."

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 In an article to the Orlando Sentinel, NASA's Charles Bolden wrote about the importance of STEM education as a new school year begins.

"Today, we must continue to cultivate new astronauts, scientists, robot designers and computer engineers. As President Obama noted in a recent speech to the National Academy of Sciences, the average age in NASA's Mission Control during the Apollo program was just 26. The average age in the control room for space shuttle Endeavour's July 31 landing was considerably older, and we need to ensure that we are getting an adequate influx of new engineers and scientists to fill our needs. This is a concern shared by many of the nation's engineering and science-related organizations. We need new scientists and engineers if we are to remain competitive and retain our role as the technological leaders in the world." 

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