Science Instruction in Newark Public Schools

Abstract

The Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE) has prepared this report on the Newark Public Schools (NPS) for the Merck Institute for Science Education (MISE) to assist them with the development of a strategic plan for improving science education in the district. The data used in the report have been gathered and analyzed through the collaborative efforts of CPRE, MISE, and Horizon Research, Inc. (HRI). MISE and CPRE collaborated on two rounds of school site visits; CPRE conducted interviews with district officials; MISE staff analyzed Newark’s curriculum documents and administered a survey of Newark teachers and administrators; and HRI reviewed a sample of interim science assessments developed by the NPS staff. Disciplines Curriculum and Instruction | Educational Administration and Supervision | Educational Methods | Science and Mathematics Education Comments View on the CPRE website. This report is available at ScholarlyCommons: http://repository.upenn.edu/cpre_researchreports/62 The Consortium for Policy Research in Education includes: University of Pennsylvania Teachers College Columbia University Harvard University Stanford University University of Michigan University of Wisconsin-Madison Northwestern University Science Instruction in Newark Public Schools