E-School News – Laura Devaney
“Eghty-five percent of teachers in a recent survey said they would devote more instructional time to hands-on science-based learning if they had the chance. Eighty percent of those respondents said they lack time due to other educational priorities, and 49 percent said they lack funding to do so. These responses are part of the Bayer Facts of Science Education Surveys, polled a variety of audiences to gauge the state of science education in the United States. It was conducted as part of a 20 year benchmark survey; a similar survey was conducted in 1995.”(more)