Steve Spangler mentioned this report on his blog today. The Consortium on Chicago School Research at The University of Chicago released a report on the effects of a policy to dramatically increase science graduation requirements- an increase from 1 year of science to 3 years in order to graduate.
Some findings from the report include:
- students’ coursework in science did increase
- most students took entry level science courses- fewer students took physics and chemistry courses
- no effect on the number of student who attended college
Click HERE to download the report.
I think the results are interesting and force us to think deeply about some of the issues in math and science education. Do students need more or do they need different?
Science for All 