The state of PA has granted UPenn, Temple and Pitt $10 million to develop a national center on science instruction. The center is supposed to unite the Graduate School of Education at Penn with the Institute for Research in Cognitive Science, the Spatial Intelligence and Learning Center at Temple; and the University of Pittsburgh’s Learning Research and Development Center.

Story from Marketwatch:Governor Rendell Announces $10 Million Grant to Expand Science Education
Press Release from Penn: Penn and Other Institutions Receive $10 Million Grant to Establish Center for Cognition and Science Instruction