The authors of these 21 articles describe their research into how the US can build comprehensive science education programs that are both rigorous and capable of meeting the needs and desires of current students. They focus on the classroom, professional development, leadership, partnerships and collaborations and the science of learning science, covering such topics as technology, trends and issues in curriculum, assessment, engaging teachers in research on science learning and teaching, celebrating diverse minds, using best practices for professional development and using that development to stimulate curriculum and student achievement, keeping good teachers and utilizing good principals, developing professional learning communities, understanding the impact of No Child Left Behind in science education, working with alternative certification, knowing the implications of brain research and the psychology of scientific thinking, and taking an interdisciplinary approach to research in science education. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Read Less