Critical Stakeholders

During development of the NGSS, Critical Stakeholders were selected; distinguished individuals and organizations that represent education, science, business and industry and who have interest in the Next Generation Science Standards. The members were drawn from all 50 states and have expertise in:

  • Elementary, middle and high school science from both urban and rural communities
  • Special education and English language acquisition
  • Postsecondary education
  • State standards and assessments
  • Cognitive science, life science, physical science, earth/space science, and engineering/technology
  • Mathematics and Literacy
  • Business and industry
  • Workforce development
  • Education policy

The Critical Stakeholders critiqued successive, confidential drafts of the standards and provided feedback to the writers and states, giving special attention to their areas of expertise.

 

Shippensburg University
Society for Neuroscience
Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
Somersworth (NH) School District, Idlehurst Elementary School
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Spartina Consulting Group, LLC
Spokane (WA) Public Schools
SRI International, Center for Technology in Learning
St. Edward's University
St. John Fisher College
St. Paul (MN) Public Schools
State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO)
Storey County (NV) School District
Sulphur Springs (CA) School District
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM (TIES)
Temple University
TERC
Texas A&M University
Texas Tech University
The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG)
The City College of New York
The City University of New York (CUNY)
The Concord Consortium
The Nature Conservancy