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Shapiro, Lesley J.; Kraus, Rudolf V. – Science Educator, 2022
The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) claim to be an evolution of previous work. Yet prominent voices in the science education community argue that they are a revolution. This study sought to examine these competing claims by analyzing an older middle school science curriculum through the lens of the NGSS. This analysis demonstrates that…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Science Education, Educational Change, Science Curriculum
Sanders, Mark – Technology Teacher, 2009
In this article, the author introduces integrative STEM (science, technology, engineering, and/or mathematics) education and discusses the importance of the program. The notion of integrative STEM education includes approaches that explore teaching and learning between/among any two or more of the STEM subject areas, and/or between a STEM subject…
Descriptors: High School Students, Science Instruction, Technology Education, Engineering Education
Regional Educational Laboratory Pacific, 2014
Effective evidence-based action requires getting the right data into the right hands at the right time to help make decisions. The Data Quality Campaign (2011) has provided suggestions to state education agencies for effectively using data within state longitudinal data systems. One suggestion is to identify "the variety of ways available…
Descriptors: Data, Information Sources, Access to Information, State Departments of Education
Garrett, Joyce Lynn – Kappa Delta Pi Record, 2008
The author of this article argues that, just as Americans were shocked into action, when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik in 1957, by strengthening STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) in the educational curriculum, Americans must be shocked again. The nation must address the failure of its leaders to provide adequate funding…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education
Agee, Kelly, Ed. – Research and Curriculum Unit, 2009
Secondary vocational-technical education programs in Mississippi are faced with many challenges resulting from sweeping educational reforms at the national and state levels. Schools and teachers are increasingly being held accountable for providing true learning activities to every student in the classroom. This accountability is measured through…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Secondary School Curriculum, Engineering Education, Courses
Clark, Aaron C.; Ernst, Jeremy V. – Journal of Technology Studies, 2008
According to professionals in education, change is an ever-present and evolving process. With transformation in education at both state and national levels, technology education must determine a position in this climate of change. This paper reflects the views on the future of technology education based on an ongoing research project. The purpose…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Research Projects, Accountability, Federal Legislation
Hanson, Dale; Burton, Darla; Quam, Greg – Technology Teacher, 2006
The overall goal of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act is to have all students--100 percent--achieving at proficient levels by 2014. Between now and 2014, states, districts, and schools must take a series of specific steps toward that goal. The law requires that educators focus intensively on challenging academic standards and assessments in…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Policy, Teacher Qualifications, Technology Education
Fava, David; Gunkel, Andy; Hood, Jennifer; Mason, Debra; Walker, Jim – Research and Curriculum Unit, 2007
Secondary vocational-technical education programs in Mississippi are faced with many challenges resulting from sweeping educational reforms at the national and state levels. Schools and teachers are increasingly being held accountable for providing true learning activities to every student in the classroom. This accountability is measured through…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Secondary School Curriculum, Time on Task, Competence
US Department of Education, 2006
To Americans, innovation means much more than the latest gadget. It means creating a more productive, prosperous, mobile and healthy society. Innovation fuels this way of life and improves quality of life. Its wellspring is education. President Bush has made innovation and education top priorities. He worked with Congress to pass the most…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Innovation, Global Approach, Reading Programs
US Department of Education, 2008
This report represents the culmination of the activities conducted by the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans (White House Initiative) over the span of seven years, as of this writing. It also encompasses the work of the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans (the…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Graduation Rate, Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement