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FOSS from School Specialty Adopted by the California State Board of Education for the 2018 Science Instructional Materials Adoption
FOSS from School Specialty Adopted by the California State Board of Education for the 2018 Science Instructional Materials Adoption.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nGREENVILLE, Wis., Dec. 10, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- School Specialty, Inc. (OTCQB: SCOO) (“School Specialty”, “SSI” or “the Company”), home of the 21st Century Safe School™ and leading provider of products and innovative solutions that support integrated learning environments for improved student social, emotional, mental and physical well-being, is pleased to announce that the Full Option Science System™ (FOSS®) has been adopted by the California State Board of Education (SBE) for the 2018 Science Instructional Materials Adoption.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n FOSS - Science students in action.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n As part of School Specialty’s Delta Education offering for science curriculum and resources, FOSS is the leading active-learning science program in the United States. The California SBE selected FOSS Next Generation™ for adoption by school districts at the K-5 and 6-8 grade levels. “We are proud to be recognized by the California State Board of Education as a program proven to support statewide requirements and initiatives for science education,” said Bodie Marx, senior vice president of sales and product development for School Specialty Curriculum. “FOSS was designed with the objective that students learn science most effectively through active exploration and discovery, and in a progressive manner that maximizes every individual’s opportunity to learn. We are excited for educators across the state to have this dynamic, engaging, and proven curriculum in their hands that greatly advances their students’ experience with science concepts.” Developed at the Lawrence Hall of Science at the University of California, Berkeley, FOSS Next Generation™ is a K-8 research-based active learning curriculum that engages students through firsthand experiences with scientific phenomena. Every FOSS investigation provides multiple exposures to science concepts including dynamic inquiry-based investigations, rigorous science-based reading, integrated technology resources to extend learning, opportunities to apply science to solve engineering challenges, and assessment tools to help teachers monitor student progress in developing understanding. “FOSS has a 25-year history with the stat...