Education Week

Science Is Losing the Battle for America’s Trust. How Schools Can Help

Long before the federal government intruded on the already wavering trust in science, the field of K-12 science education was in trouble. Proper teacher training, the deprofessionalization of ...
Edutopia

Supporting Teachers in Implementing the Science of Learning

By rooting their professional development in learning science, this district helped teachers figure out which strategies to use more frequently, and which to retire.
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National Academies Launch Collaborative for Advancing Science Teaching and Learning in K-12

WASHINGTON — The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine have launched the Collaborative for Advancing Science Teaching and Learning in K-12 (CASTL-K12), a new activity that will ...
Education Week

Science Scores Are Down. But We Know What Would Improve Them

The latest release of 8th grade National Assessment of Educational Progress scores last month revealed a troubling reality: Coupled with steady drops in students’ math and literacy skills, students’ ...
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Taking Science to School: Learning and Teaching Science in Grades K-8

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...