CA SB1324

Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction and State Board of Education to consider ways to increase the number of pupils earning degrees in scientific and engineering fields, including recruiting science teachers through incentives and encouraging private sector business participation in education

Directs the appropriate entity to revise science teaching frameworks and standards to reflect model curricula developed by organizations such as the National Academy of Science

Mandates incorporation of applied mathematics, reading comprehension, and expository writing into science curriculum for describing observations and experiments

Mandates incorporation of analytical, intellectual, and creative skills and engineering elements into science curriculum designed to engage pupils