Call to Action for
Science Education
BUILDING OPPORTUNITY FOR THE FUTURE
Committee on the Call to Action for Science Education
Board on Science Education
Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education
Margaret Honey, Heidi Schweingruber, Kerry Brenner,
and Phil Gonring, Editors
A Consensus Study Report of
The National Academies Press
Washington, D.C.
www.nap.edu
COMMITTEE ON CALL TO ACTION FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION
Margaret A. Honey (Chair), President and CEO, New York Hall of Science, NY
Rush D. Holt, CEO Emeritus, American Association for the Advancement of Science, NY
Nancy Hopkins-Evans, Senior Director of State Partnerships, Instruction Partners, PA
Tiffany Neill, Deputy Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction, Oklahoma State Department of Education
Stephen L. Pruitt, President, Southern Regional Education Board, GA
Francisco Rodriguez, Chancellor, LA Community College District, CA
Susan R. Singer, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, Rollins College, FL
Felicia C. Smith, Senior Director of Global Delivery, National Geographic Society, KY
William F. Tate IV, President, Louisiana State University
Claudio Vargas, Educational Consultant, Sci-Lingual Education, CA
Kerry Brenner, Study Director
Elizabeth Sumerlin, Senior Project Assistant
Heidi Schweingruber, Board Director
Dedication
We dedicate this report to the memory of Vartan Gregorian, president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, who died on April 15, 2021. This project was one of the last funded by Dr. Gregorian, and we offer this report in honor of his decades of work in science education. This project would not have become a reality without his leadership. He leaves a lasting legacy that will impact generations to come.
