Clarification: This story has been updated to clarify the nature of the organization WestEd. Using an elementary curriculum aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards improved students’ science ...

RECOMMENDATION 9 Do not rush to completely replace all curriculum materials. States, districts, and schools should not rush to purchase an entirely new set of curriculum materials since many existing ...

Although the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) were released more than a decade ago, adoption of them varies widely in California. I have been to districts that have taken the standards and run ...

GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Activate Learning is proud to announce the expansion of its partnership with OpenSciEd to offer OpenSciEd Elementary, a groundbreaking K-5 science curriculum ...

The Framework for K-12 Science Education is, in my opinion, one of the most important documents ever written about the field. Written by the National Research Council, the framework established a ...

Third grade teacher Tracey Broughton teaches students at Perry Creek Elementary School in Sioux City. Iowa’s current draft of its K-12 science standards, which include changing the word “evolution” to ...

The NGSS focuses on three main areas or dimensions that students need to understand and be able to do. They are Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCI), Science and Engineering Practices (SEP), and Crosscutting ...

New York City, Feb. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OpenSciEd today announced the release of its groundbreaking middle school curriculum that seamlessly integrates computer science (CS) into general ...

The Smithsonian Science Education Center’s elementary curriculum, Smithsonian Science for the Classroom, received an “all-green” rating for its grades 3–5 instructional materials in a new report ...

A Framework for K-12 Science Education and Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) describe a new vision for science learning and teaching that is catalyzing improvements in science classrooms across ...