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High Expectations

Commentary & Feedback on Draft I of the Next Generation Science Standards

Paul GrossLawrence S. LernerJohn LynchMartha SchwartzRichard SchwartzW. Stephen Wilson
6.20.2012
6.20.2012

In May, Achieve unveiled and solicited comments on the first draft of the Next Generation Science Standards, the product of months of work by a team of writers on behalf of twenty-six states. This review by Fordham provides commentary, feedback, and constructive advice that we hope the NGSS authors will consider as they revise the standards before the release of a second draft later this year.


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Eminent biologist Paul Gross is former head of the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole and former provost of the University of Virginia.

Lawrence S. Lerner
John Lynch
Principal Lecturer and Honors Faculty Fellow
Martha Schwartz
Richard Schwartz

Dr. Wilson is Professor of Mathematics at the Johns Hopkins University where he has chaired the Department of Mathematics. In 2006, he was the Advisor for Mathematics in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education. Dr. Wilson also helped revise Washington State’s K-12 mathematics standards and evaluated textbooks for the state. He has participated in numerous projects on standards,…

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Commentary & Feedback on Draft II of the Next Generation Science Standards

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Final Evaluation of the Next Generation Science Standards

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Commentary on Appendix L: Alignment of the Next Generation Science Standards with the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics

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