Los Angeles Times

Next Generation Science Standards bring shift to Foothill’s curriculum

In the last few years, Foothill’s curriculum was faced with immense changes as new Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) were implemented. The Common Core standards have been ...
NOLA.com

Two decades later, new science standards on the way for Louisiana public schools

Louisiana's public school science standards, which are the third oldest in the nation, are headed for a major overhaul after a state panel Monday approved sweeping new benchmarks. "So much more 21st ...
The Gazette

Iowa science standards return ‘climate change,’ ‘biological evolution’ terms after feedback

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Following vocal criticism of an initial revision to Iowa’s science education standards that stripped ...
The Gazette

New team forming for next phase of Iowa’s science standards review

Students observe the wavelength of light at which different compounds burn during a Sept. 19, 2024, science lab at the College Community School District’s Prairie Ninth Grade Center in Cedar Rapids.
ABC Kcrg 9

Educators outraged at climate change being removed from Iowa science standards proposal

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - Proposed state science standards could remove the phrase ‘climate change’ and some mentions of evolution. The Iowa Department of Education held a public feedback meeting with ...
CNN

Maine considering adding discussions of Holocaust, genocide and eugenics to science curriculum

Discussions about the Holocaust, genocide and eugenics could be part of the science curriculum for middle and high school students in Maine as education officials update the state’s learning standards ...
Yahoo

California Changed the Way it Teaches Science. But Test Scores Remain Low

This article was originally published in CalMatters. A decade ago, California schools introduced a new K-12 science curriculum that was hands-on, interactive and designed to prepare students for the ...
The Gaston Gazette

New science standards for North Carolina to be implemented in Gaston classrooms

Gaston County Schools is implementing new science standards that were adopted by the North Carolina State Board of Education in July 2023. Shannon Hullett, elementary director for the district said at ...
New Orleans City Business

Louisiana state education board announces computer science standards

The Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education has approved the state’s first-ever academic content standards for computer science. These standards, to be implemented in the 2025-2026 ...
KCCI Des Moines

Iowa Board of Education to consider revising K-12 science education standards

TIS THE SEASON. TODD. THANK YOU. NEW AT FOUR IOWA SCHOOLS. COULD SOON HAVE NEW STANDARDS FOR THEIR K THROUGH 12 SCIENCE CLASSES. THE REVISED STANDARDS GO BEFORE THE IOWA BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR THE ...
Education Week

Inventor Calls Science Standards a First Step

As a boy growing up in the United Kingdom, my learning often began once school was dismissed. On any given day, I could be found disassembling machines—stripping lawn mowers down to parts, then ...