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Science Education: Who's Driving the Bus?, Wonderings, image, “If the…

- - - - Curriculum begins getting developed by Harvard and MIT.
        
        "Science Literacy" is thing.
        
        Science Literacy is for society, so we can produce more technology and be the best nation. '50-'60s
        
        Science Literacy is actually for communication between scientists and the general public. '70s
        
        "Physics for Poets" is released - 1970
        
        1985: Project 2061 Launched by AAAS - Science for All Americans
        
        Science Literacy is to keep up with other countries. - '90s
        
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        No one knows what "that thing" is.
      - First Nationwide Science Test Administered NAEP- 1970
        
        Nation at Risk released - 1984
        
        States take over science testing.
        
        Creationism
        
        TIMMS and PISA
        
        No Child Left Behind
        
        Discussion of International Standards
      - NSF is forced to end all teacher professional development programs for elementary teachers.
    - - Reagan removes funding to NSF - 1983
        
        Reagan restores some NSF funding
        
        Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Teaching ($10k award) is formalized - 1984
        
        Professionalization of Teaching?