Open AccessPolicy Brief: All Standards, All Students? The Misalignment of NGSS with California’s Science Course Graduation Policy
Author(s) -
Jenna Porter
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of transformative leadership and policy studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2331-9437
pISSN - 2151-5735
DOI - 10.36851/jtlps.v5i1.476
Subject(s) - graduation (instrument) , curriculum , preparedness , science education , political science , next generation science standards , engineering ethics , academic standards , medical education , engineering , sociology , pedagogy , higher education , medicine , mechanical engineering , law
This policy brief provides an overview of the vision and organization of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), and reviews three high school curriculum imple-mentation models developed for the California Science Framework. The brief aims to promote social justice in science education, and addresses the need for reforming curriculum, policy, and practices to improve the equitable preparedness of students for college and career. Recom-mendations for policy improvements to high school sci-ence course requirements will also be presented.