New and Revised Texas Science Standards Are Now Available for
Public Review and Comment  Includes a Review of the New Science
Standards Introductions and the Biology Standards  by Steven
Schafersman, Ph.D. President, Texas Citizens for Science 2008
September 25  Every ten years, the Texas Education Agency must
revise the curriculum standards for the various disciplines in
public schools. The standards are followed by authors and
publishers for textbook content, by teachers for course content,
and by the TEA for standardized end-of-course exams. This year
and early next year it is the turn of Science. The just-
completed revision of the English Language Arts and Reading
standards was highly contentious, and Science standards are
likely to be equally controversial. The proposed new and revised
science standards are now available for public reading and
comment.  As many of you know, Texas Citizens for Science is
heavily involved in making sure the new and revised science
standards in Texas this year are scientifi