Background Reading

Below is a list of published reports on the state of math/science education in California, the nation, and the world. Click on the hyperlinks to read the reports. Further information is available at each of the organization's websites, listed alongside.

1. How the wordl's best-performing school systems come out on top (www.mckinsey.com)
2. Getting Down to Facts:School Finance and Governance in California (irepp.stanford.edu)
   
3. Governor's Committee on Education Excellence (www.everychildprepared.org)
4. Education and Economic Growth (www.educationnext.org)
   
5. Education Impact Guide - A report from the Full Circle Fund (www.fullcirclefund.org)
   
6. Silicon Valley Mathematics Initiative (www.noycefdn.org)
   
7. Stanford K-12 Initiative White Paper (www.stanford.edu)
   
8. California's K-12 Public Schools: How are they Doing? (www.rand.org)
   
9. PISA 2006: Science Competencies for Tomorrow's World (www.oecd.org)
10. Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study 2007 (timss.bc.edu)

Below is a list of published papers covering science and math education research. Further information is available at each of the organization's websites, listed alongside.

1. Depth Versus Breadth: How Content Coverage in High School Science Courses Relates to Later Success in College Science Coursework ( Sci Ed 1 – 29, 2008;  www.interscience.wiley.com)
2. Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies (2009).