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Nilsen, Katy; Iveland, Ashley; Britton, Ted; Tyler, Burr; Arnett, Elizabeth – WestEd, 2019
This report describes how effective environmental literacy can be for catalyzing Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) teaching, and how the California K-8 NGSS Early Implementers Initiative has provided professional learning about environmental literacy to prompt and support this synergy. The report also outlines how the California Science…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Academic Standards, Science Education, Science Curriculum
Partnership for 21st Century Skills, 2011
Standards drive critical elements of the American educational system--the curricula that schools follow, the textbooks students read, and the tests they take. Similarly, standards establish the levels of performance that students, teachers and schools are expected to meet. To succeed in the 21st century, all students will need to perform to high…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Academic Standards, State Standards, Alignment (Education)
Alliance for Excellent Education, 2009
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) Time to "Learn": Comprehensive Literacy Bill Introduced in Congress; (2) "Teaching for a New…
Descriptors: High Schools, Dropouts, Public Education, Educational Policy