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Beatrice district to consider requiring 10 credits each in physical and life science to boost ACT readiness
Summary
Beatrice Public Schools staff proposed changing Policy 5205 to require 30 science credits split into 10 physical-science and 10 life-science credits for future freshmen, citing ACT alignment and concerns students avoid physical-science courses; the board scheduled a first reading in October.
Beatrice Public Schools officials presented a proposed change to Policy 5205 that would keep the district’s 30-credit graduation requirement for science but require students to complete 10 credits in physical science and 10 credits in life science.
“We want to make sure that our kids have every opportunity to do well on the ACT,” Speaker 3 said, describing a faculty proposal from the Beatrice High School science department. The change, Speaker 3 said, aims to give students…
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