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Committee on the place of Science in Education of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
"Report stressed the importance of scientific thinking as a goal. Mastery of subject matter was still #1." -
1930-1945--General Science added to the 7th and 8th grade curriculum.
resource • Advanced science courses added to the 11th and 12th grade.
• Biology becomes the basic 9th grade science course requirement. -
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) established
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is established to promote cooperation among scientists and encourage scientific education. -
US Department of Education declares "A Nation at Risk"
resource "Our society and its educational institutions seem to have lost sight of the basic purposes of schooling, and of the high expectations and disciplined effort needed to attain them. This report, the result of 18 months of study, seeks to generate reform of our educational system in fundamental ways and to renew the Nation's commitment to schools and colleges of high quality throughout the length and breadth of our land." -
President released the AmericanCompetitiveness Initiative.
Federal assistance program aimed at increasing American competitiveness through investment in scientific advancements. -
America Competes Act of 2007 passed
resource Bill ivests in innovation through research and development, and to improve the competitiveness of the United States. -
Obama launches Educate to Innovate initiative
resource "Initiative to move American students from the middle to the top of the pack in science and math achievement over the next decade. This campaign includes the efforts not only of the Federal Government, but also of leading companies, foundations, non-profits, and science and engineering societies." -
NGA releases "Building a Science,Technology, Engineering and Math Agenda"
resource Establishes Governors' roles in leading their states to: "1. Align state K–12 STEM standards and assessments with
postsecondary and workforce expectations for what high
school graduates know and can do.
2. Examine and increase the state’s internal capacity to
improve teaching and learning.
3. Identify best practices in STEM education and bring them
to scale." -
STEM Education Act of 2015
resource Defines STEM education to include computer science, and to support existing STEM education programs at the National Science Foundation. -
Every Student Succeeds Act established
resource Replaces the previous reauthorization of ESEA, known as the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act