University of Pennsylvania ScholarlyCommons Consortium for Policy Research in Education CPRE Research Reports (CPRE) 9-2011 Science Instruction in Newark Public Schools Thomas B. Corcoran University of Pennsylvania,
[email protected] Gail B. Gerry Follow this and additional works at: https://repository.upenn.edu/cpre_researchreports Part of the Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Educational Administration and Supervision Commons, Educational Methods Commons, and the Science and Mathematics Education Commons Recommended Citation Corcoran, Thomas B. and Gerry, Gail B.. (2011). Science Instruction in Newark Public Schools. CPRE Research Reports. Retrieved from https://repository.upenn.edu/cpre_researchreports/62 View on the CPRE website. This paper is posted at ScholarlyCommons. https://repository.upenn.edu/cpre_researchreports/62 For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Science Instruction in Newark Public Schools Abstract The Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE) has prepared this report on the Newark Public Schools (NPS) for the Merck Institute for Science Education (MISE) to assist them with the development of a strategic plan for improving science education in the district. The data used in the report have been gathered and analyzed through the collaborative efforts of CPRE, MISE, and Horizon Research, Inc. (HRI). MISE and CPRE collaborated on two rounds of school site visits; CPRE conducted interviews with district officials; MISE staff analyzed Newark’s curriculum documents and administered a survey of Newark teachers and administrators; and HRI reviewed a sample of interim science assessments developed by the NPS staff. Disciplines Curriculum and Instruction | Educational Administration and Supervision | Educational Methods | Science and Mathematics Education Comments View on the CPRE website.