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2. Tai, R. H., Qui Liu, C., Maltese, A. V., Fan, X. (2006). Planning for careers in science. Science Magazine. Volume 312, May 26, 2006.
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3. National Research Council (2006). Taking science to school: Learning and teaching science in grades K-8. The National Academies Press; Washington, DC.
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4. Fulp, Sherri L. (2002). Status of elementary school science teaching. Horizon Research Inc.; North Carolina.
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5. California Council on Science and Technology & The Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning. (2007). Critical path analysis of California’s science and mathematics teacher preparation system. California Council on Science and Technology: California.
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6. California percentage calculated based on individual level data, Bay Area percentage estimated from county-level data. California Department of Education (2007). http://star.cde.ca.gov/star2007/viewreport.asp
7. This study was conducted during spring 2007 by staff at the Center for Research, Evaluation, and Assessment at the Lawrence Hall of Science at University of California, Berkeley and at WestEd.
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8. Fulp, Sherri L. (2002). Status of elementary school science teaching. Horizon Research Inc.; North Carolina.
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9. McMurrer, J. (2007). Choices, changes, and challenges: Curriculum and instruction in the NCLB era. Center on Education Policy: Washington, D.C.
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10. Fulp, Sherri L. (2002). Status of elementary school science teaching. Horizon Research Inc.; North Carolina.
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11. McMurrer, J. (2007). Choices, changes, and challenges: Curriculum and instruction in the NCLB era. Center on Education Policy: Washington, D.C.
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This study was commissioned by an emerging Consortium dedicated to the 
improvement of science education in the Bay Area. The study described herein, as well as the publication and dissemination of study findings, are funded by the
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
Additional support has been provided by the S.D. Bechtel Foundation and the Stuart Foundation for further dissemination of study findings.
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