Thursday, August 11, 2005

USATODAY.com - National Research Council criticizes high school labs

USATODAY.com - National Research Council criticizes high school labs: "National Research Council criticizes high school labs
WASHINGTON (AP) — While sleek crime-scene TV shows have turned students on to forensic science, an investigation of today's high school laboratories shows that reality isn't so flattering.
Most of the labs are of such poor quality that they don't follow basic principles of effective science teaching, said a report released Monday by the private National Research Council, a prominent adviser to government leaders on matters of science and engineering. "

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