Science

February 19, 2021

California students watch and learn through hands-on projects as Mars rover lands

Teachers have crafted weeks and even months-long lessons culminating with the historic Mars rover landing on Feb. 18.

Sydney Johnson

December 15, 2020

One more challenge for California teachers in distance learning: All new science curriculum

School districts like West Contra Costa Unified lacked updated learning materials aligned to California’s new science standards prior to the current school year.

Sydney Johnson

December 11, 2020

How one California school district is moving forward with math in the pandemic

Math learning experts are pushing for grade-level content over remediation during the pandemic.

Sydney Johnson

November 24, 2020

With classrooms closed, scientists take over virtual STEM lessons in LA Unified

As California faces another coronavirus surge, scientists and museum guides are taking to Zoom to meet students at home.

Sydney Johnson

July 6, 2020

California districts attempt to revive outdoor education programs slashed during the pandemic

In California, leaders of 37% of outdoor education programs said they will remain closed due to lack of financing after the coronavirus pandemic.

Sydney Johnson

June 10, 2020

California science teachers look for new ways to bring hands-on experiments to students

While some families are doing science projects at home, teachers say a lack of supplies makes it difficult to assign hands-on experiments.

Sydney Johnson

February 7, 2020

Less than a third of California students met or exceeded standards on new science test

The results are the first set of scores for a new test aligned with California’s new science standards.

Sydney Johnson

January 15, 2020

New push in California to increase diversity among math and science teachers

For years the need for trained and qualified teachers has been growing in schools across California, especially in math and science.

Sydney Johnson

December 3, 2019

U.S. math scores remain flat on international test of 15-year-olds

U.S. math scores have not budged significantly since 2003 on the worldwide assessment.

Sydney Johnson

October 18, 2019

How one high school's dispute reflects the struggle to teach California’s science standards 

California’s new science standards emphasize an approach that combines scientific disciplines.

Sydney Johnson

October 8, 2019

Teachers and students push for climate change education in California

Dozens of districts across the state have adopted policies and resolutions targeting climate change.

Sydney Johnson

September 20, 2019

California students join global strike demanding action on climate change

Thousands of youth-led protests took place on Friday leading up to the United Nations Climate Action Summit next week.

Sydney Johnson

September 11, 2019

California students could soon get a Seal of STEM on their diplomas

Some schools may not yet have enough math and science courses to offer a State Seal of STEM.

Sydney Johnson

July 23, 2019

Plan to expose all students to physics missing one element — teachers

As California schools move to implement new science standards, there will be an increased demand for teachers in a subject area where there is already a severe shortage.

Diana Lambert

June 27, 2018

State budget has nearly $400 million for science, math education — but not teacher training

After-school coding classes, high school tech internships and STEM teacher residencies are among the programs funded in the new state budget.

Carolyn Jones