What are People Saying About the Next Generation Science Standards?
The Next Generation Science Standards came online last week, and some of us have read and...
Read MorePosted by Jack Hassard | May 25, 2012 | Reform, Standards
The Next Generation Science Standards came online last week, and some of us have read and...
Read MorePosted by Jack Hassard | Jul 1, 2009 | Climate Change, Politics
Here are 10 reasons that I think the United States Senate must pass an Energy Bill which would then be reconciled with the House’s Clean Energy Bill (HR 2454). They are listed in here in no particular order because they...
Read MorePosted by Jack Hassard | Jun 29, 2009 | Citizen Scientists, Climate Change
Yes, the U.S. Congress did pass the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (H.R. 2454), but within Congress—in the House—there was clear evidence of “scientific illiteracy.” And no, it was not...
Read MorePosted by Jack Hassard | Sep 18, 2008 | Issues, Politics
You can find the answers to 14 science questions that were submitted to Barack Obama and John McCain at the Science Debate website. Starting in 2007, a small group of individuals began working on the possibility of having a...
Read MorePosted by Jack Hassard | Nov 21, 2006 | Curriculum
Yesterday I raised the question whether literacy in reading and math was necessary to teach and learn science. I was prompted by the statement made recently by the Atlanta Public School District’s superintendent that she...
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