Another article in the New York Times by Ellen V. Futter, "Failing Science" pointed to the utter disastrous situation of science teaching in America's urban school districts. (You may not be able to "read" this article unless you have an account with the NYTimes). The...
The Science Report for the Trial Urban District Assessment recently became available by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Ten large urban U.S. school districts volunteered to participate in science testing, grades 4 and 8 in 2005, and the results...
In the last post I noted that there is a tendency to fall back and retreat when students' test scores are not up to par according to state, national or international trends. Indeed, over the past 20 years, US students have not compared very well to counterparts in...
There was an article today in the New York Times entitled As Math Scores Lag, a New Push for the Basics. The article is about "rethinking" the teaching of mathematics, which has been prompted by students’, lagging test scores on international tests. The blame...
Ok, now that there is going to be a political change in Washington, and in many state governments as well, will this be reflected in needed changes in education, especially in science, mathematics and technology education? There is an enormous need at the Federal...
Taking Science to School: Learning and Teaching Science in Grades K-8 is a new report soon to be released by the National Research Council of the National Academies. The report was supported with grants from the National Academy of Sciences and the National Science...
