The American Geological Institute (AGI) hosted the first Earth System Science (ESS) Education Summit in Houston, Texas, on February 8-11, 2010. Forty-two representatives of AGI member societies and key partners met to discuss and address key issues facing the K-12 geoscience education community. This Geoscience Currents summarizes the key issues identified by the K-12 geoscience education community as well as the big ideas put forward by the community and the actions that the group has committed to take to address these issues. Read more in Geoscience Currents #43.