Report Urges Improvements in Teaching of Science

By JEFFREY BRAINARD

Draft seeks new standards for training, plus a panel to coordinate efforts

America needs a new national council to coordinate efforts to improve the teaching of science and mathematics in schools and colleges, and higher education should play a key role in that undertaking, says a draft report requested by Congress.

The report also calls for new standards for training math and science teachers and an expansion of federal programs to encourage college students to pursue those