Second and Final Public Draft of NGSS to Be Released in January

Achieve has made the following announcement: The release of the second and final public draft of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) is set for the first week in January. In recognition of the hectic schedules in December and the approaching holidays, the NGSS staff wanted to ensure all educators, stakeholders and the public had appropriate access to the draft. We fully encourage all interested parties to review the draft as individuals or in groups and provide feedback to the Lead States and writers. For more information go to www.nextgenscience.org.

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News Archive

• OCTOBER: NSTA journal article discusses how to form a study group to examine second public draft coming this fall.
• SEPTEMBER: Helen Quinn and Okhee Lee discussed NGSS and ELLs in a webinar hosted by Stanford University. (Check out the Venn diagram connecting science, ELA, and math.)
• JUNE: NSTA Makes Recommendation to Achieve on the NGSS First Public Draft.
• APRIL: NSTA Offers Guide for Leading Study Groups on Soon-To-Be-Released Public Draft Standards.
• MARCH 30: Achieve Poll Finds Strong Support for Science Education.
• MARCH: Print version of NRC framework now available. Get your copy today from the NSTA Science Store. To purchase, click here.
• DECEMBER 1, 2011: NSTA Launches Journal Series Exploring Framework.
• NOVEMBER 29, 2011: Six More States Join Effort to Write Next Generation Science Standards.
• OCTOBER 25, 2011: NSTA Hosts Web Seminar on Science Framework—archived here.
• OCTOBER 2011: NSTA Makes Recommendations to Achieve on New Science Standards. Read full recommendations here.
• SEPTEMBER 20, 2011: Achieve Announces 20 States Will Lead Effort to Write Next Generation Science Standards
• SEPTEMBER 2011: The New Framework for K–12 Science Education: A Message to Our Membership (published in NSTA journals)
• SEPTEMBER 2011: A Framework for the Next Generation (published in NSTA Reports)