Monthly Archives: June 2013

The scathing criticism Fordham leveled against the Next Generation Science Standards has received a good deal of attention.  Some of the Fordham criticisms are reasonable, and some are just completely out of bounds. But those criticisms are not the most … Continue reading →

No, I could not possibly have made this up. The comments from Mallory Hytes Hagan are from US News and World Report – an account of a panel discussion on STEM education they held last week “I learned next to … Continue reading →

From Curriculum Matters: In a phone interview, Dr. S. James Gates, a member of the Maryland state board and a physics professor at the University of Maryland in College Park, praised the new standards as holding great promise to transform science … Continue reading →

More from Curriculum Matters.

From an @OfficialNGSS tweet. Maryland becomes the third state to adopt, behind Rhode Island and Kansas.  Vermont is also up today – a gimme since the item is on the consent agenda. The Fordham Institute’s scathing review of NGSS seems … Continue reading →

Parents and students from the STEMM Center middle school in one of Florida’s strongest school districts, Okaloosa County, packed a school board meeting on Monday evening to protest a proposal to end the enrollment of new students in the school.  … Continue reading →

…John O’Connor’s report on an interview I did with him last week for State Impact Florida.

This article from the Sun focuses on workforce development. The State Board of Education in Maryland, which is an NGSS lead partner state, will vote on NGSS adoption tomorrow.

Leslie Postal at School Zone reports that 88% of the more than 600 commenting on the possibility of Florida’s adopting the NGSS voted “yes” for adoption.  The commenting site includes buttons for voting “yes” or “no” on adoption. The Florida Department of … Continue reading →

Right from an infographic in Mervis’ Science article (taken from an NSTA survey): 83% of teachers say NGSS will improve student learning, but… Only 38% think they will receive the additional training needed. Only 42% think their district will give … Continue reading →