Report offers new framework to guide K-12 science education, calls for shift in the way science is taught in US
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 14:30
in Mathematics & Economics
A report released today by the National Research Council presents a new framework for K-12 science education that identifies the key scientific ideas and practices all students should learn by the end of high school. The framework will serve as the foundation for new K-12 science education standards, to replace those issued more than a decade ago. The National Research Council is the operating arm of the National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Engineering; all three are independent, nongovernmental organizations.