Utah's state school board voted 8-7 to kill any amendments to the state's science curriculum standards. One of those amendments would have removed climate change from the state curriculum. Another ...

A shift toward using “science of reading” curriculums that emphasize phonics in teaching students to read is occurring in Wisconsin and across the nation. This is the third of three columns describing ...

The minor in Machine Learning and Data Science consists of 8 courses: 1 course in Programming Foundations 1 course in Statistics Foundations 4 specialization courses focused in Machine Learning, Data ...

Last year, the Stanford Undergraduate Admissions Office changed its high school math curriculum recommendations for prospective applicants, emphasizing conceptual math courses such as algebra and ...

Brie Tripp leads NPB 110C, a class that blends physiology lessons with examples of health disparities in underserved populations. (Gregory Urquiaga/UC Davis) Rather than petri dishes or microscopes, ...

Many science classes today rely on cookie-cutter science labs and rote memorization of the terminology. I can still remember learning about the nucleus and cytoplasm and my personal favorite, ...

As different initiatives, priorities, and efforts to change teaching and learning in schools come and go, one challenge remains constant: Time is a finite resource. In elementary schools, especially, ...

A newly released independent study conducted over a five-year period offers evidence of the impact of the Smithsonian Science for the Classroom high-quality curriculum paired with professional ...

Fed up parents, civil rights activists, newly awakened educators and lawmakers are crusading for “the science of reading.” Can they get results? Most children need systematic, sound-it-out instruction ...

More school districts are interested in using reading programs designed to build students’ broad knowledge about the world by focusing their reading and writing on specific topics in social studies, ...

A group of Hinsdale High School District 86 science teachers recently denied rumors that the new sequence of science courses, which will be introduced next school year, is being forced on them by ...

Start here to learn about the majors available in the College of Science. Dual majors, minors, honors tracks and even dual degrees may be available in some programs. Talk with a recruiter about ...