National Science Education Standards and Related Resources The Status of Earth Science Education in the U.S.
National Research Council/National Academy of Science:
National Science Education Standards http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/nses/html/
Individual State Standards accessible through http://www.geosociety.org/educate/standards.htm
Council of Chief State School Officers
Science and Mathematics Indicators http://www.ccsso.org/Projects/Science_and_Mathematics_Education_Indicators/
2005 State Indicators of Science and Mathematics Education
http://www.ccsso.org/content/pdfs/StateIndicatorsScienceMathEd2005.pdf
US Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml
National Center for Improving Student Learning and Achievement in Mathematics and Science http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/ncisla/
Reports about Earth Science Education in the U.S.
“The Status of Secondary Earth Science Teaching” (2000)
“Revolution in Earth and Space Science Education” Report from the 2001 National Conference