The College Board and the National Science Foundation are among those pressing initiatives to expose more students to the subject.
July 13, 2010 - Education Week
The focus is on offering high quality laboratory learning in and outside the classroom.
May 11, 2010 - Education Week
High school students took and passed more courses as requirements increased, but the change did not boost grades or college-going, a study finds.
March 15, 2010 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Education Week
Many of the science, technology, engineering, and math programs contained in the America COMPETES Act have never gotten money.
February 23, 2010 - Education Week
Children tend to show relatively little growth in their understanding of science in preschool, but interest in changing that is growing.
January 13, 2010 | Updated: March 24, 2012 - Education Week
The evidence, experts say, does not show a link between teachers who majored in math and higher student achievement, especially before high school.
November 25, 2009 | Updated: April 2, 2012 - Education Week
Teachers find the nitty-gritty of forensics excites students in a way that much of traditional science often does not.
October 27, 2009 - Education Week
Schools are increasingly using blogs, e-mail, and other online tools to bring scientific research within students' reach.
September 28, 2009 - Education Week
The recession is driving more math and science professionals into teaching at a time when school districts have fewer jobs to fill.
August 19, 2009 - Education Week
The country has revamped its trade-oriented academic classes and moved many low-achieving students into in-demand jobs.
July 14, 2009 - Education Week
An education professor has been trying to peddle lessons from the high-achieving country to U.S. publishers for more than a decade.
May 11, 2009 - Education Week
A handful of teachers around the country have fashioned curriculum and lessons around the fast-emerging science of nanotechnology.
March 30, 2009 - Education Week
Interest is growing in math workshops for parents, which encourage them to take an active role in their children's learning and answer questions and concerns.
February 23, 2009 - Education Week
State officials credit the setting and refinement of academic standards, as well as efforts to translate them for teachers, as prime factors behind the progress.
January 21, 2009 - Education Week
Interest in 12th grade math options is rising as more states require four years of the subject and schools explore alternatives for struggling and high-achieving students.
November 18, 2008 - Education Week