The State of State Science Standards 2012
January 31, 2012
State reviews by Lawrence S. Lerner, Ursula Goodenough, John Lynch, Martha Schwartz, and Richard Schwartz Foreword by Chester E. Finn, Jr., and Kathleen Porter-Magee
NAEP review by Paul R. Gross
Filed under: Curriculum & Instruction , Standards, Testing, & Accountability
American science performance is lagging as the economy becomes increasingly high tech, but our current science standards are doing little to solve the problem. Reviewers evaluated science standards for every state for this report and their findings were deeply troubling: The majority of states earned Ds or Fs for their standards in this crucial subject, with only six jurisdictions receiving As. Explore all the state report cards and see how your state performed.
State Profiles
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida*
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
* The Florida profile and references to Florida's grade and score were updated on February 16, 2012.
Related Education Gadfly Articles
In the Press
'C' in science not enough for our kids by Austin American-Statesman
U.S. State Science Standards Are “Mediocre to Awful” by Scientific American
Virginia schools get top grade on science standards by The Virginian-Pilot
California schools get an 'A' in science by The Salinas Californian
Texas gets a 'C' for school science courses by Houston Chronicle
Fordham on evolution in state science standards by National Center for Science Education
Review Gives Many States 'D' or 'F' for Science Standards by Education Week's Curriculum Matters blog
Tennessee lags in science course standards by The Commercial Appeal
Report: State ed science standards get a C by Connecticut Post
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