Introduction+Section

//(Click here for notes from the Task Force members review of this section)// Chemistry is fundamental to the education of all citizens regardless of their professional goals or aspirations. The quality of secondary school chemistry depends on the commitment of school districts, teachers, administrators, colleges, universities, and professional societies to cooperate in providing
 * The facilities necessary for the teaching of chemistry as a laboratory science,
 * A safe environment for teachers and students, and
 * Opportunities for continuing professional growth of teachers in chemistry content and pedagogy, and laboratory safety.

This document reflects an active commitment on the part of the American Chemical Society’s Committee on Education to support quality chemical education at the secondary school level. To this end the committee has called together a task force of schoolteachers, school administrators, and college faculty to establish guidelines and recommendations for instituting and carrying out the above goals. //(Click here for notes from the Task Force members review of this section)//