Bulletin of the American Physical Society
2016 PhysTEC Conference
Volume 61, Number 1
Friday–Sunday, March 11–13, 2016; Baltimore, Maryland
Session P9: PLENARY 9 |
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Room: WHITEHALL BALLROOM |
Sunday, March 13, 2016 8:30AM - 9:06AM |
P9.00001: Physics is a Choice: Advocating for K-12 Physics at the State, District and School Levels Invited Speaker: Paul Cottle While the 2013 AIP survey of physics teachers showed that 39{\%} of American high school graduates have taken a physics course, our survey of state departments of education showed that there is a remarkable variation in physics-taking rates from state to state. Among the 29 states from which we received detailed enrollment information, the enrollment rates ranged from a low of 9{\%} to a high of 71{\%}. While these rates are weakly correlated to socioeconomics, state-level policy decisions appear to play an enormous role. Data from school districts in Florida, which is a weak high school physics state, also show remarkable variation (from 0{\%} to 70{\%}), this time highlighting the importance of policy decisions at the district level. I will share anecdotes and strategies (both successful and unsuccessful) from my advocacy work in Florida at the state, district and school levels. [Preview Abstract] |
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