The following programs, identified by the BEST Blue Ribbon Panel on Pre-K-12 Education, seek to impact each of the various underrepresented groups in the math and science pipeline.

Research-Based Evidence: Probable
Direct Instruction (in Mathematics) www.nifdi.org
Project SEED (Special Education for the Disadvantaged) www.projectseed.org

Research-Based Evidence: Notable
Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) www.avidonline.org
The Algebra Project www.algebra.org
Foundational Approaches in Science Teaching (FAST) www.hawaii.edu/crdg
Gateway to Higher Education www.gateway.cuny.edu
Project GRAD (Graduation Really Achieves Dreams) www.projectgradusa.org/index.jsp
Puente High School Program www.puente.net
Yup’ik Mathematics jaie.asu.edu/v33/V33S3CUL.htm

Descriptive Evidence: Programs that Would Benefit from Further Research
American Chemical Society (ACS) Project SEED www.acs.org/education/SEED.html
Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program (DAPCEP) www.dapcep.org
Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking and Technology (Do-It) www.washington.edu/doit
El Paso Collaborative for Academic Excellence (EPCAE) www.utep.edu/epcae
Family Math http://www.lhs.berkeley.edu/equals/FMnetwork.htm
MATHCOUNTS www.mathcounts.org
Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) (no web site)
Operation SMART– Girls, Inc. www.girls-inc.org
Texas Prefreshman Engineering Program (TexPREP) www.math.utsa.edu/~prep/sa014.htm
University of North Carolina Mathematics and Science Education Network (MSEN) www.unc.edu.depts/msen/pc
Xavier University Summer Science Academy www.xupremed.com