Daily Archives: December 9, 2008

Real Science for the Real World

Posted on December 9, 2008 by Brandon Haught

Panhandle Area Educational Consortium teachers participated in an interesting-looking project called Real Science for the World. Here’s a news story that gives a little bit of information about it. And here is a 138-page pdf produced by the group. Here’s … Continue reading →

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House education committee members announced

Posted on December 9, 2008 by Brandon Haught

The names of the members of next session’s House PreK-12 Education Committee were released today. There are quite a few unknowns in the mix, which should make it interesting if the Academic Freedom bills return during the next session. Here … Continue reading →

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U.S. science education is stagnant

Posted on December 9, 2008 by Brandon Haught

The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study for 2007 was released. The bad news is that science achievement among U.S. fourth graders and eight graders was stagnate compared to 1995 results. Neither U.S. fourth- and eighth-graders showed any detectable … Continue reading →

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High School researchers

Posted on December 9, 2008 by Brandon Haught

Palm Beach County students radiate worms, look for oncogenes, even sell surfboards in pursuit of science. Though the county has a long tradition of its top students earning honors at state and international science fairs, projects on the whole are … Continue reading →

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