The Next Generation Science Standards are just that – standards. They are a series of goals and best practices that are intended to inform teachers’ science instruction, but they are not a set ...

Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are a set of internationally benchmarked science standards for K-12 science education, published in April 2013. Voluntarily adopted, the standards were ...

American students are falling behind students in other countries on international assessments of math and science. Statistics such as these are driving the call for education reforms to strengthen ...

In the last few years, Foothill's curriculum was faced with immense changes as new Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) were implemented. The Common Core standards have been ...

“Earlier science standards, both in my home state of New Jersey and across the nation, addressed science content separately from the act of doing science,” she writes. “The Next Generation ...

Teaching and learning science in US K-12 schools just got more interesting. Working with the National Research Council, an advisory group of scientists, cutting-edge child education experts, and ...

It's the kind of hands-on activity that could become more common if Iowa adopts the Next Generation Science Standards, which could go before the state Board of Education as early as this month.

Yes, it’s true. The Next Generation Science Standards are available to review. You can submit feedback on the standards as they are until June 1. I can’t stop thinking of Star Trek: The Next ...

The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) that were released last month outline the science content that students are expected to master at each grade level in the U.S. They’re the culmination of a ...

States that adopt the Next Generation Science Standards must declare a moratorium on high-stakes science testing, Arthur Camins writes. Next Steps for the Next Generation Science Standards (Opinion) ...