States have a new opportunity to emphasize science education and achievement–once largely ignored during the NCLB era–under new federal policies.
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) gives states opportunities to create new educational goals and strategies, and states can set clear-cut goals for science achievement and leverage existing policies to meet those goals, according to a new brief from Achieve.
The brief takes a look at science education efforts in the 16 states, plus the District of the Columbia, that submitted plans to the U.S. Department of Education during the first round of submissions in May 2017.
(Next page: Three areas where ESSA can help states prioritize science education)
Laura Ascione is the Editorial Director at eSchool Media. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland's prestigious Philip Merrill College of Journalism. Latest posts by Laura Ascione (see all) - How this teacher uses story coding to spark creativity and collaboration - June 30, 2022
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Laura Ascione is the Editorial Director at eSchool Media. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland's prestigious Philip Merrill College of Journalism.
Latest posts by Laura Ascione (see all)
- How this teacher uses story coding to spark creativity and collaboration - June 30, 2022
- 6 time-saving tech tricks for school librarians - June 29, 2022
- Are you teaching with Minecraft and Roblox? You should be - June 28, 2022
