U.S. Department of Education: Promoting Educational Excellence for all Americans

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The Science Summit
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1. Too Much Stuff, Too Little Guidance

  • At all grade levels we try to teach too many disconnected concepts.
  • There are over 1,000 science benchmarks!
  • The standards provide little guidance to educators about which are more important.