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Could Branstad’s task force be a smokescreen to kill new science education...
Terry Branstad and his lieutenant, Kim Reynolds, have been pushing Iowa educators to do more to engage kids in STEM – science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The idea is to have a...
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Parents pack Waukee forum to comment on Next Generation Science Standards
If you were in Waukee at a forum about the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) last Wednesday night and knew nothing about them, you may have come away thinking they’re a government plot to dumb...
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Why you shouldn’t fear the Next Generation Science Standards
This is the last week Iowans can provide comments to an Iowa Department of Education panel that is reviewing the state’s science teaching standards. As I’ve written before, the panel reviewed several...
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Review panel data finds strong support for the Next Generation Science Standards
Often, the loudest voices get the most attention in a debate. For instance, there’s organized, motivated opposition to Iowa’s adoption of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and the Common...
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NGSS moves forward in Iowa; skeptical review team member discusses why he...
How to Read the Next Generation Science Standards from Achieve on Vimeo. After months of work, an Iowa Department of Education (IDE) review team last week signed off on a recommendation that the...
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The Des Moines Register catches up on the Next Generation Science Standards:...
It’s taken months, but the Des Moines Register finally caught up with deliberations over Iowa’s adoption of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). On Sunday, reporter Mackenzie Ryan did a big...
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Iowa approves NGSS as opposition fizzles
Thursday’s meeting of the Iowa Board of Education was almost as notable for what didn’t happen as for what did. The board voted to adopt a modified version the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)...
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