NSTA publishes position statements, developed by NSTA Committees and Task Forces, and approved by the Board of Directors. The major paper: Beyond 2000-Teacher of Science Speak Out; An NSTA Lead Paper on How All Students Learn Science and the Implications to the Science Education Community is the umbrella paper that is NSTA's major policy statement, setting forth goals and recommendations for science education in the United States.
Some of the more frequently utilized NSTA Position Statements include:
These, and other position statements, can be found at www.nsta.org/position/.