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Representative Frank Wolf (R-VA) , the National Science Foundation asked the National Research Council to explore these issues, and, under the auspices of the Board on Science Education and the Board on Testing and Assessment, the Committee on Highly Successful Schools or Programs for K-12 STEM Education was 1
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The committee was charged with "outlining criteria for identifying effective STEM schools and programs and identifying which of those criteria could be addressed with available data and research, and those where further work is needed to develop appropriate data sources." The detailed charge is shown in Box 1-1. To carry out part of its charge, the committee organized a workshop, held in May 2011, that had three goals: 1.
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Drawing on a recent update of that report (National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine, 2010) , Augustine described a few of the reasons why the United States needs to improve STEM education.
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. 2 The nature and potential value of integrated K-12 STEM education is the focus of another, ongoing study of the National Academy of Engineering and the National Research Council by the Committee on Integrated STEM Education.
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Goals include preparing top students for advanced degrees and technical careers in STEM fields, developing science literacy for all students, helping all students prepare for college, and equipping the future workforce to prosper individually and support the nation's prosperity. In identifying successful schools and programs it is necessary to understand their goals and the students they serve.
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The program's specific goals, such as preparing top students for advanced study and challenging careers, reducing achievement gaps, and/or improving math and science literacy for all students, for example, would then dictate the standards by which the program is judged. Schools and programs have very different structures and these also must be taken into account, as must specific conditions and practices within programs.
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