PAEMST Celebrates 40 Years of Excellent Teaching!

In 1983, President Ronald Reagan announced the very first recipients of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). Since then, the PAEMST program has honored more than 5,200 educators across the country.

President Reagan's Remarks at the First-Ever Presentation Ceremony for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching on October 19, 1983

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Recognition Events Throughout the Years


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What Winning PAEMST has Meant to our Awardees