UW News
Institute for Science and Math Education
May 20, 2013
New K-12 science standards add focus on practices, engineering and early learning
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The recently updated K-12 science education learning goals outline a vision for what all U.S. citizens should know about science. Philip Bell, director of UW’s Institute for Science and Math Education, talks about what’s new about the goals.