American science performance is lagging as the economy becomes increasingly high tech, but our current science standards are doing little to solve the problem. Reviewers evaluated science standards for every state for this report and their findings were deeply troubling: The majority of states earned Ds or Fs for their standards in this crucial subject, with only six jurisdictions receiving As. Explore all the state report cards and see how your state performed.
Title: The State of State Science Standards 2012
Publication date 2012-01-31
Publication year 2012
Authors
John Lynch
, Lawrence S. Lerner
, Martha Schwartz
, Paul R. Gross
, Richard Schwartz
, Ursula Goodenough
Copyright holder(s)
Thomas B. Fordham Institute
Geographical focus
North America / United States
Keywords
grade
, science
, standards
, STATE SCIENCE
, earth and space
Document type
Evaluation
, Report/Whitepaper
, Text
Language
English
URL: https://interfaith.issuelab.org/resource/the-state-of-state-science-standards-2012
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