The Science Crisis in America

The federal government has stated that our students are not doing well in science so much to a point that "(America is) not producing the science excellence required for global economic leadership and homeland security in the 21st century. This is hard to digest, especially for me, an aspiring psychologist. The solution is to "ensure schools use research-based methods to teach science" and to achieve that school districts must team-up with universities to educate teachers on how to teach science. I keep hearing how schools must use "scientifically proven" methods of teaching, but yet the tests scores are still dangerously low. I think if the government just found some excellent methods and implemented them in schools on a federal level, this issue won't be as bad as it currently is. These statistics are not pleasing, with the average twelfth grader's knowledge of science being significantly behind other developed nations. The issue is being solved by telling and giving money to school districts to team up with the real-world of science and to help increase proficiency. But where school district "A" finds the good methods for teaching from school district "B" may put one at a disadvantage. I think this problem can be solved if teaching methods were nationally distributed.

The Questions I ponder:
1. What are the "scientifically proven" methods of teaching that the SDUSD has, and with what institutions?
2. Are my scientific skills up to par with other students in other developed nations?
3. What sciences are they measuring?