School Boards 



Local school boards determine 

 educational direction, style and 

 content. The Task Force respect- 

 fully requests school boards to: 



Action: Pay teachers adequately 

 and encourage them to improve 

 their own educations by studying 

 at universities and working with 

 industry. 



Action: Set higher graduation 

 requirements, including 4 years of 

 mathematics and 4 years of sci- 

 ence. Mathematics and science 

 should be a part of every grade's 

 curriculum, PreK-12. 



Action: Ensure that the maxi- 

 mum number of students — espe- 

 cially minority, women and the 

 disabled — take college prepara- 

 tory mathematics and science. 



Action: Recruit more women, 

 minorities, and people with dis- 

 abilities for faculty positions. 



Action: Encourage teaching 

 techniques which are free of cul- 

 tural and gender biases. 



Action: Insist on the best teach- 

 ing aids and techniques. Up-to- 

 date textbooks, computers, good 

 laboratory equipment and fre- 

 quent field trips are essential tools 

 of science. 



Action: Expand counseling 

 services to encourage all students 

 to consider careers in science and 

 engineering, and to emphasize the 

 importance of mathematics and 

 science proficiency in the job 

 market and democratic society of 

 the future. 



Action: Encourage local indus- 

 try and Federal laboratories to 

 take an active part in the total 

 educational process. 



Action: Provide a science and 

 mathmatics specialist in each 

 elementary school, both to teach 

 and to be a resource to other 

 teachers. 



Action: Expand innovations 

 which produce better educated 

 students, especially women, mi- 

 norities and the disabled. Where 

 necessary restructure schools, 

 curricula, teaching practices, and 

 educational experiences. 



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