Monthly Archives: August 2013

From Science Insider: The physics Nobelist and former White House science education czar has been named a faculty member in both the physics department and Stanford’s Graduate School of Education.  Wieman joined the Obama administration in 2010 from the University of … Continue reading →

The data in the figures below are tabulated by the National Science Foundation from 2006.  

The Fordham Institute has released a report on “what parents want” based on a survey of 2,000 parents.  The results demonstrate that two priorities are far and away most important – “a strong core curriculum in reading and math”, and … Continue reading →

Let’s follow the story from this morning’s Pensacola News-Journal about Florida’s new three-pronged high school diploma scheme: On top of getting a standard diploma, Florida high school students now can work toward two academic designations that will give them a little more … Continue reading →

Recent improvements in Advanced Placement science courses offer Florida’s high schools the opportunity to improve the preparation of their students for careers in science, engineering and other STEM fields and to assume a position of national leadership in the AP … Continue reading →

You can see the Tampa Bay Times article on next week’s Florida Education Summit here. And you can see the state rankings on the 2013 ACT science section here.

Biology is the predominant K-12 science subject – almost the “official K-12 science subject” – of the State of Florida, and many other states as well.  I occasionally note, both on this blog and in op-eds (which are much more … Continue reading →

Yeah, it’s that time of year again.  The time when we reveal Florida’s ranking on the ACT Science section. This year it’s 49th out of 51 (all states including DC).  The states behind us this year are Mississippi and North … Continue reading →

A new National Science Foundation report shows that Florida is not a great science and engineering state, despite its aeronautical heritage. Only 3.0% of Florida’s workforce is in science and engineering occupations, well behind the national average of 4.1% and … Continue reading →

Education Week’s Erik Robelen noted that the committee that Iowa has assembled to review the Next Generation Science Standards for the state does not include any scientists. Maybe they figure that scientists have already done enough damage.