Source Note: “Science Evolves in Classrooms”

January 29, 2009 in Research Project

Title: Science Evolves in Classrooms (The Washington Post, 10/27/08)

Summary: NCLB might be forcing science back to the front of the classroom.

Topic: Should the Obama Administration reform the No Child Left Behind Act?

Category: Journalistic; Newspaper article

Publication Information: The Washington Post, October 27, 2008

Author: Daniel de Vise

Location: WashingtonPost.com

Accessed: January 27, 2009

Support:

• Francis Q. Eberle, executive director, National Science Teacher’s Association, Arlington, VA: Believes science is no longer a priority education.
• Mary Thurlow, Maryland state coordinator for science: Says schools are doing better than could be predicted from classroom exposure.
• National Assessment of Education Progress: Virginia, which provides significant science instruction, scored better than Maryland, which does not.

Audience and Agenda: The Washington Post is one of the largest publication newspapers in the country, and like the New York Times, highly regarded in academic circles. Much like its New York counterpart, the Post provides most of its own national coverage instead of relying solely on wire services. As a result, they often cover important details of specific stories that are overlooked or left out of syndicated coverage.

Usefulness: The article provides a look at one seemingly positive aspect of NCLB, which could serve as an example of why law should be reformed rather than repealed outright.

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