Margaret Gaston is the president and executive director of the Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning. A Priority for California’s Future: Science for Students, was conducted as part of Strengthening Science Education in California, a new initiative working to examine the status of science teaching and learning and develop recommendations for improving science education throughout the state. Partners in this initiative include the Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning, the University of California, Berkeley’s Lawrence Hall of Science, SRI International, Belden Russonello & Stewart, Stone’s Throw Communications and Inverness Research Associates. Funding for the initiative was provided by the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation. The full research report and summary materials are available at www.cftl.org