The ‘Next Generation Science Standards’ for kindergarten through 12th grade, which aim to inspire more hands-on problem-solving, are being adopted in some parts of the U.S.

The cognitive science that provides the basis for the Common Core State Standards will lead to improved student learning. Third-grade teacher Sherry Frangia high-fives student Jayla Hopkins during ...

Common Core standards describe what students should know and be able to do in each subject in each grade. ... and would like vocational classes to be considered sufficient for science and math course.

But, it argues, “the law is clear that districts must address the new science standards as part of their LCAPs.” Like the Common Core standards, the science standards place a greater emphasis on ...

Founded in 1996 by "leading governors and business leaders," Achieve led recent efforts to rewrite the USA's math and reading standards. Most states have adopted the Common Core standards, but not ...

Ten school districts across California are riding another wave of education reform that could significantly change how a core subject is taught throughout the state – the Next Generation Science ...

Last Friday afternoon, Achieve’s “Next Generation Science Standards”, as they’re calling their Common Core, finally became available. Their “public comment” interval ends June first. I ...

One reason that formal action on the science standards is happening more slowly than with the common core is the lack of federal incentives, said Stephen L. Pruitt, a senior vice president at ...

About two-thirds, or 68%, say implementation is "going well" in their schools, up from 62% last year. But 81% of teachers say Common Core is "challenging" to implement, up from 73% last year.

More than two-thirds of states quickly adopted Common Core in 2010, but four years later, the standards seem to have become, among other things, a proxy for whatever in education people are ...

Next Generation Science Standards, Paul H. Tice’s, ... Let’s be clear, NGSS aren’t Common Core. There was no federal funding to develop, adopt or implement the NGSS.

This is an edition of our Future of Learning newsletter. Sign up today to get it delivered straight to your inbox.. I’ve been reporting on data science education for two years now, and it’s become ...