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Gao, Niu; DiRanna, Kathy; Fay, Maria T. Chang – Public Policy Institute of California, 2022
The California Next Generation Science Standards (CA NGSS)--adopted in 2013--have the potential to improve scientific literacy and strengthen the global competitiveness of California's workforce. However, longstanding underinvestment in science education and the unprecedented disruptions caused by COVID-19 have heightened challenges faced by…
Descriptors: Science Education, State Standards, Scientific Literacy, COVID-19
Severance, Mary – Public Policy Institute of California, 2022
California adopted the Next Generation Science Standards (CA NGSS) in 2013, with the aim of improving scientific literacy and strengthening the global competitiveness of the state's workforce. But the COVID-19 pandemic has been especially disruptive for science education, which has long been a lower priority than math and English language arts.…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, State Standards, Science Education, Scientific Literacy
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Ortiz-Rodríguez, Jessica C.; Brinkman, Hannah; Nglankong, Lea; Enderle, Bryan; Velázquez, Jesús M. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
The shift to remote teaching induced by the COVID-19 pandemic has increased pre-existing academic disparities in the student community, augmenting the disadvantages for students who already experience opportunity gaps. This work describes the implementation of an online chemistry co-class focused on providing educational and social support to…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Undergraduate Students, Low Income Students, Disproportionate Representation
Gao, Niu; DiRanna, Kathy; Fay, Maria – Public Policy Institute of California, 2022
The California Next Generation Science Standards (CA NGSS)--adopted in 2013--have the potential to improve scientific literacy and strengthen the global competitiveness of California's workforce. However, longstanding underinvestment in science education and the unprecedented disruptions caused by COVID-19 have heightened challenges faced by…
Descriptors: State Standards, Science Education, COVID-19, Pandemics