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Ed News: The Next Generation Science Standards’ Next Big Challenge
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This week in education news, NGSS’ next big challenge…finding curricula; Girl Scouts 23 new STEM badges; school success stops and ends with teachers; new report finds science teachers are often expected to teach beyond…
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Ed News: Helping Parents Understand The Next Generation Science Standards
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This week in education news, Achieve releases a series of parent guides that explain how science instruction is changing and why; California administers pilot test for new science standards; science funding spared…
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Ed News: What The Latest Assaults on Science Education Look Like
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This week in education news, Bill Nye thinks Pruitt and DeVos are the least qualified people for their agencies; science advocates double down on their outreach attempts; some teachers may be misleading students about…
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Ed News: Can Grade-Skipping Close The STEM Gender Gap?
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This week in education news, the March for Science has special relevance for K-12 science teachers; survey results show that parents generally rank math and science lower than reading and writing in terms of importance…
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Ed News: STEM Education Will Carry Our Children In Tomorrow’s Economy
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This week in education news, Evans and Milgrom-Elcott pen op-ed about the importance of maintaining a strong focus on STEM education; Bill Nye believes science will help change the world; new report says most students…
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Ed News: How Many U.S. Students Are Taught By Qualified Teachers?
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This week in education news, education programs could still be vulnerable in President Trump’s budget; most U.S. public school students are taught by qualified teachers; and utility-value intervention with parents…
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Ed News: A Wave of State Bills Could Threaten Science and Climate Education
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This week in education news, On International Women’s Day, a student reflects on a class that inspired her creativity; new research suggests that there are no real differences in student achievement gains across…
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Ed News: State Legislation Could Accidentally Mess Up Science Education
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This week in education news, nationwide study revealed that college STEM summer bridge programs double the odds that students plan to pursue a STEM career, compared with students without program exposure; increase in…
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Ed News: Betsy DeVos Steers Federal Grant For Innovation To STEM Programs
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This week in education news, 11 of the 18 Education Innovation and Research grant recipients have programs focused on helping schools improve STEM instruction; there are 389,000 fewer teachers in the K-12 workforce new…
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Ed News: K12 Educator Externships Provide Practical STEM Experiences
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This week in education news, maker spaces help teach students to redesign their worlds; educator externships provide hands-on authenticity that better informs instruction and boosts teacher confidence; teachers wish…
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Ed News: How Maker Education Supports English Language Learners In STEM
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This week in education news, President Trump proposes merging the Education Department with the U.S. Department of Labor; new report found that a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation-funded initiative did not improve…
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Ed News: Inspiring STEM Education & Life Skills Via Robotics
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This week in education news, a recent study found that on average, students’ achievement scores declined over summer vacation by one month’s worth of school year learning; new study suggests that specific types of…
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Ed News: Lab Coats Help Students See Themselves As Future Scientists
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This week in education news, boosting student interest in STEM is important if we want to win the STEM race; there is an increase in STEM-related toys; U.S. Dept. of Education launches comprehensive internal review of…
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Ed News: Amid Walkouts, Charter Fight, Kentucky Commissioner Forced to Resign
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This week in education news, Kentucky Education Commissioner Stephen Pruitt resigns under pressure from the Governor and State Board; a new report from Achieve includes criteria states can use to develop NGSS…
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Ed News: Federal STEM Education Programs Lack Coordination, Watchdog Finds
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This week in education news, GAO finds federal STEM education programs lack coordination; Juneau School District considers teaching climate change; teaching kids not to be afraid of math might help them achieve;…
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