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

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The Science Summit
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4. Revise the Standards

  • Science content standards need to be re-thought. They are a decade old.
  • The new standards should be
    • based on a few (10-12) core content areas
    • incorporate recent science, math, and engineering advances
    • make far better use of technology