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Science classes would enter new millennium

Posted on 9/02/11 • Categorized as Common Core standards, Standardized tests, State Board of Education, Tests

By John Fensterwald - Educated Guess

(Kathy and John combined efforts on this post.)

Heading into the final week of the session, the Legislature has sent bills to Gov. Brown that would revise state science standards and build a bridge to the approaching Common Core with instructional materials, curricula and professional development.

California will revise K-12 science standards for the first time since they were adopted 13 years ago, a light year in a fast-changing world.

The Assembly passed yesterday and forwarded to Gov. Brown SB 300, which will authorize