AGI's Center for Geoscience and Society Releases Geoscience Education Reports

Alexandria, VA - The American Geosciences Institute’s (AGI) Center for Geoscience and Society is pleased to release two reports concerning geosciences education in the United States. The reports were developed in response to the need for comprehensive monitoring of the U.S. educational system in terms of the instruction of geoscience content and participation in geoscience-related learning experiences. The reports are based on data pertaining to science education collected from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Status of K-5 Geosciences Education in the United States

This report highlights geosciences education indicators at the kindergarten through grade 5 (K-5) levels, including teacher preparation, curriculum, instruction, learning contexts, extra-curricular programs, monitoring systems, and accountability. Status of K-5 Geosciences Education

Earth and Space Sciences Education in U.S. Secondary Schools: Key Indicators and Trends

This report presents Earth and Space sciences education indicators relating to college admission requirements, graduation requirements, science education standards, high stakes assessments, and Advanced Placement programs. This is an update of a report originally released in 2013. Earth and Space Sciences Education in U.S. Secondary Schools

Decision makers, researchers, educators, and the public are invited to download the reports or order printed copies from AGI’s Indicators of K-12 Geoscience Education website.

“With the publication of these reports, we now have data that will allow the role of the geosciences in our nation’s education system to be monitored over time,” says Edward Robeck, Director of the Center for Geoscience and Society. “These reports provide a snapshot of geosciences education in our nation’s schools and help us know the extent to which the geosciences are being included in the education of our nation’s students.”