Oconee Schools Taking Initiatives to Improve Math and Science Education

The Oconee County schools are going above and beyond what is required of them to accelerate math and science learning, according to Superintendent John Jackson's weekly column.

He continued his discussion about the importance of American students becoming more competitive on an international scale.

"Recent test results of K-12 science and math literacy among America’s students indicate stagnant if not declining scores when compared to their counterparts from around the globe," Jackson writes.

Oconee schools are tackling this challenge in several ways, he says.  An experimental program implemented four years ago accelerated math curriculum starting in the fourth grade "for a select group of students," and soon schools will do the same for science curriculum beginning with eighth graders, Jackson reports.

He says science fairs and family science nights also engage students and parents.

In his column, Jackson invites members of the community to share their ideas about how the might best continue its efforts to improve science and math education.

"Our students have historically performed well on state and national assessments in math and science; however, there is always room for improvement," he writes.