New teaching standards delve more deeply into climate change

The Next Generation Science Standards, developed over the last 18 months by California and 25 other states in conjunction with several scientific organizations, represent the first national effort since 1996 to transform the way science is taught in thousands of classrooms. The multi-state consortium is proposing that students learn fewer concepts more deeply and not merely memorize facts but understand how scientists actually investigate and gather information. http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0410-schools-science-20130410,0,6820335.story

Article courtesy of The Los Angeles Times by Teresa Watanabe