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April 2018 NGSS Now Newsletter

April 6, 2018

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NSTA National Conference in Review

March 29, 2018

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Earlier this month, the NSTA National Conference in Atlanta invigorated thousands of science educators with new ideas. In case you weren't able to join us, here are a few highlights from Achieve's four sessions.

How the New Budget Funds STEM in ESSA

March 23, 2018

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With a new federal spending bill signed into law on March 23, 2018, STEM advocates are celebrating increased funding for programs and initiatives in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Several provisions in ESSA allow—and even encourage—the use of federal funds to support STEM education.

NGSS Alignment Claims: How Publishers Talk About the NGSS

March 16, 2018

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Since the release of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in 2013, educators have been looking for high-quality instructional materials that will support student instruction toward the goals of the NGSS. In response to this demand, the science instructional materials marketplace has started to fill with products and programs that make different sorts of claims about how they are connected to the NGSS.